[4] This approach to music making was later explored by artists such as Mike Patton and Björk.

According to journalist Barney Hoskyns, Grossman's increasingly fractious relationship with Rundgren also factored into the decision.

Bearsville filed for bankruptcy in 1985 and all of its remaining master recordings were either released through Warner Bros. or shelved altogether.

This same bootleg was also released as a high quality concert recording of an A Cappella live concert, taken from a recording at the Bismark Theater, on October 25, 1985, that was broadcast via the King Biscuit Flower Hour.

Rhino Records would subsequently acquire the rights to the album for release on CD and for online distribution.