The Hollies worked with their longtime producer Ron Richards, who was seriously ill at the time and left the music business after completing the album.

Drummer Bobby Elliott later stated: "The massive consoles at Abbey Road were now computerised, and engineer Mike Jarratt had a 16- and a 24-track machine linked together.

[5] The band recorded several new songs by various authors (Murray Head, Tony Hymas, Pete Brown, David Pomeranz) and only one, "Satelite Three", written by singer Allan Clarke (and his songwriting partner Gary Benson).

The Space-themed sleeve design was fashioned by Jack Wood (who made artwork for Status Quo, Thin Lizzy or The Sensational Alex Harvey Band).

LP was issued by Polydor in the UK in March 1979, but the album was overshadowed by the success of the compilation, The Hollies: 20 Golden Greats, which reached No.