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It first appeared as a 12-inch credited to Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay in June 1981 on Island (12WIP 6701), with pressings on Trio in Japan and Welt in Germany; Rene Tinner is named for the recordings. Wobble says Angus MacKinnon, who had interviewed him about Metal Box, knew he was unhappy in Public Image Ltd and suggested he play with Can; he met Czukay in London and they tried material in a studio, and Wobble wrote the basic parts for this piece. Czukay took it back to Cologne to edit radically, and it was mixed by Mark Lusardi, per The Electricity Club. On the Full Circle credits Czukay plays drum machine on the track and Liebezeit is credited on other pieces, so it is unclear whether he plays on this one. It has reportedly been a favorite of David Mancuso's Loft parties. We found no chart entry, video or covers.