[1][2] The four-sided album contained songs about people ranging from Frank Sinatra, David Bowie, Ronald Reagan, and a Cantonese version of Led Zeppelin's "Dazed and Confused".
[3] In 1998, the album was remastered by Alan Douches and Kramer for its inclusion in Box of Bongwater set.
[4] Music videos for the songs "Lesbians of Russia" and "Jimmy" were directed by Jim Spring and Jens Jurgensen.
The album is referenced in the lyrics to the song "Lariat" by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.
In 2009, Cincinnati CityBeat called the album "an exquisite and spastic evocation of the confused time that spawned it, and a testament to the state of art rock in the late '80s.