After the release of their meticulously assembled and produced previous album, Henk (1986), which ended up sounding somewhat lifeless, the band decided to go back to basics and record this, their next album, live to two-track in their own rehearsal space to, in their own words, "reproduce the special atmosphere of a Nits concert".

The album cover reflects this, featuring actual historical Children's Benefit stamps.

Even though they resemble young versions of all four band members, they are in fact real Dutch stamps from 1951.

[2] In the Dutch Mountains was the Nits' most successful album to date and the first to gain a UK release.

Its lead single and title track was a reasonable hit across the European continent, and is considered their signature song.