In December, a half-hearted "audition" for The Rolling Stones took place, Beck jamming blues with the band for one day, before realising their musical styles were not compatible.

He hired George Martin to produce after hearing his work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra's 1974 album Apocalypse.

Beck dedicated "Cause We've Ended as Lovers" to fellow guitarist Roy Buchanan, with an acknowledgement to Wonder.

It was a hit in the US, reaching number four on the Billboard album charts, eventually selling a million copies.

A live version of the track "Scatterbrain" was featured in the video game Guitar Hero 5.