[2] They moved from Rotherhithe to Shepherd's Bush,[2] where early 1988 they recruited Dublin-born bassist Maurice Carter and Swiss drummer Daniel Strittmatter and reformed under the name Beethoven.

After a debut gig at the Mean Fiddler,[3] the band came to the attention of Keith Cullen, owner of Setanta Records,[4] and for a period he acted as their manager and promoter.

[12] In his review, NME writer Steven Wells called it a "jewel of a record" and praised the B-side "Jehovah's Wombles".

[1] Melody Maker journalist David Stubbs gave a less favourable review, describing Donnelly's vocals as "a wail of 'WHOOOAAAS', like brickies on a roller coaster".

"[14] Ua Laoghaire found that the new songs lacked the outward humour of Five Go Down To The Sea?, reflecting the bitterness of Donnelly and Dineen's music industry experience, but felt the band had retained their edge.