Oh for goodness sake BM, we love your charisma to bits and I'm sure noone here would deliberately wish to wind you up (apart from the HiFi thread on your site
) - You're a legend in your own lunchbox for chrisssake
From what I read here it's all good fun and I think we respect each other...
Back to Cyclone - The title summed it up beautifully - the inevitable re-structuring after PB's departure, the pressure of getting a new LP out quickly, the full use of a 48 track facility and the subsequent mixdown difficulties and a tour to organise. Not to mention that Edgar gave up meat, alcohol and smoking at about the same time I understand. I bet the pressure was HUGE on Edgar, Chris and team.
I like this record more now than I did back then and Rising Runner remains a favourite - the breathless feel suits it fine...
Madrigal Meridian should be re-mixed (not added to) and extended using what they already recorded (assuming the multi-track tape is available somewhere...) I think this busy track has far more to say...