And, typically, none of the band can remember which member first had the idea of collaborating with Augarde. Each member reckons it was another, only for that person to claim it was somebody else. Rather like the story behind trying to ascertain the true writer(s) of The Lyder Loo!
...and in 1980, childrens author and illustrator Steve Augarde, who had worked on the initial concept and story for the album, had his own Mr Mick book published by Andre Deutsch Ltd.
There have been four slightly differing CD issues of this concept album, all with additional songs or extended/new linking passages, edits, rearranged song order and more. A thoroughly detailed examination of all LP and CD variants was to be found in my Rhubarbarian 'Mr Mick' Special (issue #13, March 2002).