It just wasn't possible to recreate the magic of the first take. It was exceptional. I hadn't even explained the structure of the song to Roger and John - we just went in and played it as a guide, treating it as a bit of fun - playing with a lazy kind of blues feel, which was what I'd wanted. As soon as we heard the take back we were astonished - everyone thought we must have been practising it for ages… So then, after discussing the structure of the whole song, we went back in and started taking it seriously. We played all the right notes, but the feel was never like the first one - that relaxed feel could only be approximated to. It was one of those examples of a “Moment” caught on tape. You cannot recreate a moment. As soon as you're trying to do this, by definition you will fail. So? Well, I constructed the entire song out of that first take. In those days there was no Protools. We had to duplicate the multitrack tape, and cut it up, and reassemble it with a little ingenuity, a very small bit of crafty overdubbing from me, and sticky tape. I am not joking! The backing track was then ready to sing on. So there it is. As for revisiting recordings - no we we have never felt the urge unless there was some specific new purpose for doing so. I always regard the original mixes as something special - even with their imperfections. Another example of a “Moment”. That's why, when we remix for 5.1 surround, we always include a faithful reproduction of the EXACT original Stereo mix done at the time AS WELL. I have seen people complaining about this on the Web! But if they want digital stereo they have only to “fold down” the 5.1 version. To us the original mix, with the sound the mastering tape made as it was driven into saturation, and all the moves made by our fingers on the mechanical faders at that moment, not to mention all the colours brought into it by the old mixing desk, and the vintage equalisation, original valve compressors, limiters, etc. is SPECIAL.