The songs for the album were recorded at Marcus, Beethoven Street, Sarm West, Advision, and Mayfair Studios, London.

Almond was accompanied by former La Magia and Willing Sinners member Billy McGee, and various studio musicians.

[8] Writing in his autobiography Tainted Life, Almond describes how in the recording he wanted "spontaneity and surprise, passion and grit" and that he "wanted to be the conductor, waving my baton as musicians came in and out, brandishing strange instruments that created exotic sounds", whereas Kraushaar "was a technophile, and would have happily replaced everyone with the passionless dependability of his computer if he could.

Bob Kraushaar had produced a highly polished, wonderful-sounding album, which at the time I just couldn't hear.

The artwork was designed by Green Ink with a cover photograph of Almond and Zuleika by Pierre et Gilles.