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Why did the The Flaming Lips switch to the The Warner Bros?
In 1990, The Flaming Lips caught the attention of Warner Bros. Records and were signed after a representative witnessed a show at which the band almost burned down the venue.

Question: When did they start work on Hit to Death?
Self-contained rewrite: When did The Flaming Lips start work on their album, Hit to Death in the Future Head?