[1] It includes the singles "Adored and Explored", "The Idol", "Child Star" and the double A-side "Brilliant Creatures" / "Out There".

Accompanied by studio musicians and collaborators – specifically guitarist Neal X and John Coxon – Almond recorded the songs for the album over several years.

Beatmasters, Martyn Ware and others reworked or created new songs to varying degrees of satisfaction or displeasure for Almond, and this would be the last album he released via a major label for over a decade.

This was subtitled 'the Artist's Cut' as Almond had re-evaluated all of the tracks himself, including those that didn't make the album at the time but later appeared as B-sides of singles.

Two songs that featured on the original CD release were removed: "The Idol Part 2 All Gods Fall" and "Shining Brightly", which Almond felt 'never really belonged' on the album.

The release was newly mastered for 180 gm vinyl at Abbey Road Studios and came with two fully printed inner bags with lyrics and a new design by Philip Marshall.