[2] The end of the big-band era saw Louis Prima switch record labels several times.

He eventually formed his own label, Robin Hood Records, to release his own material.

[1] The resulting recordings were Prima's combination of Italian shuffle, R&B, and comic novelties, and Miller's staid arrangements.

Columbia packaged eleven of these together in LP format (CL 1206), along with the previously unissued recording "Chop Suey, Chow Mein", in 1958 after Prima's Capitol albums became big sellers.

[1] The album was first released in digital compact disc format in 1998, with an additional track added.