I often wonder what he might have changed if he went through with reconfiguring it for U.S. release, as he said he was exploring in his Bat II era conversation with Simon Bates. He mentioned replacing some of the vocalists, which I can only assume may have been an attempt to launch Lorraine Crosby, who Jim was managing at the time. Perhaps he'd have said, "Okay, maybe just 'The Want Ad,' make the speeches more self-contained to the group and not a cameo from me, and let's take out this or that instrumental as well."
...then again, he most likely thought it was perfect as-is...
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