 In May 1982 drummer Martin Atkins rejoined the band and PiL started recording their new studio album for Virgin Records at Park South Studios in Manhattan, with sound engineer Bob Miller co-producing.On 29 August 1982 new bassist Pete Jones joined the band in the studio, the new line-up played its debut concert four weeks later (28 September 1982 in New York City).During the second half of 1982 the band planned to form their own record label ("Public Enterprise Productions") and license its releases to Stiff Records USA for the American market, but these plans never materialised.