Emerging in 1991 from the Bradford/Leeds area of West Yorkshire, Poppy Factory were a classic pop group. They were: Jock Cotton (voice, guitar, words), Michael Dale (keyboards and bass guitar) and Jon MacDonald (keyboards). In their early recordings at Patchbay Studios in Leeds they were more than ably assisted by sound engineer and producer Dave Creffield, a kind of Yorkshire Martin Hannett , but a lot friendlier, thinner, easier to work with and without the accompanying drug/alcohol problems - Dave was a strict nicotine and coffee man. Read more on Last.fm