Chris Manecke of Abecedarians gives a rare interview on a show from the 55 Shades of Blue KXLU radio archives (streamed via
Soundcloud) in which he talks about recording
Smiling Monarchs / Benway's Carnival (
FAC 117) for Factory Records in the early Eighties.
The episode, from 2012, also features a play of the original demo mix of
Smiling Monarchs before it was remixed by Bernard Sumner (Be Music) and Donald Johnson (DOJO).