By 1985, the band's releases on the Kamera label were hard to find and fetching high prices among collectors.

Hip Priest and Kamerads was first released on CD and cassette in 1988 by Situation Two, with four added live tracks;[5] "Jawbone and the Air-Rifle" was recorded in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1981, "Just Step Sideways" in Brighton in 1982, and "Who Makes The Nazis?"

Melody Maker's Colin Irwin called it "a pretty satisfying documentary of the period", going on to say "all angles are covered in this profile of Britain's most perverse, jarring and—dammit—entertaining band" and calling the tracks "timeless wonders".

[2] Cath Carroll', in her NME review, called the compilation "smartly selected and connected".

[4] Ned Raggett, reviewing the album for AllMusic, gave it four stars, viewing the song selection as "nearly impeccable".