sentences:  In February 1987, they released the Michael Stipe-produced EP "Drum" on Relativity Records (Stipe also sang backing vocals on two tracks).The EP was reissued in 1988 as a full album with additional material on Brian Eno's label, Opal Records.Their second album, "Mettle", was released in 1989, first on Opal, then on All Saints Records (and on Land Records in the United Kingdom).