It was released on 3 September 2012, by English Electric Recordings and GEP.

The photos on the cover and the booklet were made by Matt Sefton at Tanfield Railway, Co. Durham.

Big Big Train saw a picture from him on Flickr, that Matt Sefton described: "English Electric: Side panel of a railway crane, Tanfield Railway sidings, County Durham.

Great name for a band and an album cover - if it doesn't exist already, I'm claiming it!“ Gregory Spawton commented, "My band is working on an album called English Electric at the moment.

The pictures in the booklet are from the flickr-album "Tanfield Railway, Co. Durham“ by Matt Sefton.