[1] It was not a success, largely because the primitive recording techniques led to a muffled sound, which subsequently contributed to its cult appeal.
Dale and Alvey both stated that these were errors by the record company and that both should have been simply listed as the Green Fuz.
The band gained additional fans when "Green Fuz" was covered by the Cramps on their 1981 album Psychedelic Jungle.
The 2008 edition of New Orleans roots music festival Ponderosa Stomp featured a reunion by the Green Fuz, after the festival's founder, Dr. Ira Padnos, located Green Fuz lead guitarist Dale in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he had retired after two decades in the U. S. Navy.
In 2009, the song "Green Fuz" was included by Evan Dando's the Lemonheads on their well-received covers album, Varshons.