[3] The album was largely recorded during a period in which the band had started evolving into a psychedelic rock group, something that became evident on their two final efforts, Contrast and Studio.

He'd previously been featured on Tages 2, on which he plays only four tracks; "Dancing in the Street", "Jealous Girl", "Crazy 'Bout My Baby" and "Go".

[16] They'd previously covered another Small Faces song, "Whatcha Gonna Do About It", which was released as the B-Side for "Bloodhound" in 1965.

[17] It also features several rhythm and blues standards such as "Mustang Sally" and "Howlin' For My Baby" One stand-alone single was released parallel to the album, that being "Miss Mac Baren".

The single originated when the band toured in Odense, Denmark, when they were contacted by Platina regarding a new Beatles-single and had to rush it out on the market.

[23] None of these singles managed to chart on either Kvällstoppen or Tio I Topp, and their releases are a contributing factor to why the band switched to Parlophone.

Instead, a huge black background makes up the majority of the cover, with white, large letters forming the word "TAGES!