Sire suggested to the Rezillos that they record the album in New York City, to which the band readily agreed, eager to travel outside the UK.

The Rezillos were angry with the lengthy delay, feeling that they were losing momentum and twice having to cancel a planned tour, and bass player William Mysterious quit the band in frustration.

But it's all very clever: the parodied dissatisfaction of punk; the lashings of beat and controlled chaos; the frenzied passion of the production, and, above all else, lots of cosmic vibes, maan.

"[11] Nick Tester of Sounds stated that the album was "a definitive slice of the Scottish beat combo's past and present in full unabridged glory... No flabby excesses, the Rezillos stick 'wisely' to their ultra confident and rigid style, a format which sweeps through both sides with little hesitation or respite.

"[7] The one reserved review came from Record Mirror, where despite her enthusiasm for the Rezillos' live act, Sheila Prophet felt that on record "they retain all their crazed energy and off-the-wall humour, but it's pretty much just one joke, and that tends to wear thin after a while ... Really, the problem facing the Rezillos is the same one facing any group who choose humour and parody as their medium: what sounds amusing on first hearing can quickly degenerate into being simply a disposable novelty.

"[6] AllMusic enthused over the "hyperactive tempos, raging guitar, abbreviated pop melodies, goofy and slightly off-kilter lyrics that display a fascination with junk culture and '60s pop... the real key to this album is its simple, good-hearted joie de vivre; funny-punk was rarely executed with the degree of skill, finesse, and pure delirious glee as the Rezillos summoned up on Can't Stand the Rezillos.

It makes me smile more than any U.K. punk album ever made me, and it has the greatest Dave Clark Five cover ever committed to tape – what greater recommendation could you ask for?

The compilers stated that the Rezillos were "exuberant almost to the point of hysteria", creating "a body of work full of verve, style and humour", which this album "encapsulates to perfection".