I was just thinking about "Master of the Universe", it was released as a "sanitised version" where two incredibly offensive words were altered. We know that the "Freaks" tracks were recorded in June 1986 but I'm wondering when the sanitised version was recorded. Was "Master of the Universe" earmarked for single release right from the start so they recorded both versions in 1986 or did they go back in the studio in 1987 when the single was decided and record the less incredibly offensive version then? There is no documented record of Pulp going into the studio in 1987 until they did the FON recordings and given the fact that "it was obvious the relationship between [Pulp] and Fire wasn't great at this time", I think it's unlikely that they would have paid for them to make the alterations having not long paid for them to record "Freaks". Anyone?