TAKE THAT are preparing to hit the studio to record a new album — cutting short what was meant to be an extended break after just four months.

After scooping two gongs at the Brit awards in February, GARY BARLOW, MARK OWEN, JASON ORANGE and HOWARD DONALD declared they were going to be out of the game for a while.

But a meeting ten days ago in London has shown they are well up for getting back to work.

A source said: “They’ve had the relevant meetings with their record company about a new album and both parties are in agreement about it.

“They’re going to be back a lot quicker than they’d originally planned.”

The BOYZONE reunion must be on their minds — after all, I bet RONAN KEATING has his eye on Gary’s crown.

Take That’s Beautiful World DVD shifted more than 64,000 copies in a week, making it the fastest-selling music DVD in UK history. So it was more than just a bit of reminiscing for TT fans.

It seems a four-month holiday has been enough to heal the ageing singers’ aches and pains, as they tore up the dancefloor at west London club Kitts on Wednesday night.

The lads made the most of their time off, celebrating hard by downing shots and ordering magnums of champagne and bottles of vodka.

Sounds like it could be a celebration to mark plans for a new album…

Source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1170107.ece