When the band reconvened to record their third album in 1982, they were reduced to the trio of Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer and a reinstated David Balfe.

Tensions were high – Cope wanted to write ballads and quirky pop songs, while Balfe was more interested in recording synth-based dance music.

Cope re-recorded "Metranil Vavin" and "Pussyface" for his solo album World Shut Your Mouth.

Following the album's release, some journalists commented that the music, recorded eight years earlier, appeared to prefigure the acid house boom at the end of the 1980s, with quirky keyboards, sound effects and odd rhythm tracks.

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