Sounding like a combination of early Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Gary Numan and Brian Eno, the album received fairly good reviews upon its release.

[citation needed] However, Red Starr, writing in Smash Hits, described the album as a "characterless, colourless collection.

[citation needed] The album was ignored outside of the UK, and before long, Alan Gill left the band to join The Teardrop Explodes, although he returned in 1981.

[citation needed] The album has a cult following, and the single "Destiny (Dalek I Love You)" remains popular among Doctor Who fans for its oblique lyrics about the show's menacing villains, the Daleks.

[citation needed] All tracks written by Alan Gill and Dave Hughes; except "You Really Got Me" by Ray Davies Side 1 – Topsy Side 2 – Turvy with: Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth and Amazon Studios, Liverpool, by Hugh Jones and Frazer Henry.