The band consisted of Zak Starkey, drummer for the Who and son of Ringo Starr, and Kula Shaker bassist Alonza Bevan, with Marr playing guitars, lead vocals and keyboards.

This version featured the remastered of the original album, with the additional of seven unreleased songs, and also additional artwork, which featured the session musicians such as Adam Gray (guitar), Liz Bonney (percussion), and Lee Spencer (synthesizer) as a part of the band, instead of trio-only on the original artwork.

Tracks "Bangin' On" and "The Last Ride" comprised the primary soundtrack for the runway show of American fashion designer Michael Kors for his Fall-Winter 2003-04 collection.

The review highlighted "the serene 'Something to Shout About' and the cascading 'Down On the Corner': respectively, the No 1 smash Electronic should have had and the massive hit a reformed Smiths still could.

The review conceded that the album had its moments but was overall "an opportunity missed ... not bad exactly, but nothing to suggest that history should be rewritten".