Well, let's say I'd prefer him to Jon Shanks, as his style of production was definitely more transparent. You could actually hear the instruments play, they don't go under in the mix.

On the other hand I think the guitar sound on Crush and Bounce could and should have been a lot better. It was really average and play safe IMO.

Richie should be producing the album on his own. Why not?

I heard about These Days being produced mostly by Jon and Richie on their own, as they didn't like working with Peter Collins.