Johnston was gaining popularity and was soon to be picked up by his first major label, Atlantic Records, for the 1994 album Fun.

Recording sessions for 1990 had concluded over a year earlier, and Johnston had spent most of the time in-between institutionalized at Weston State Hospital.

[1] Three months later, Johnston performed at SXSW 1990, although he played no tracks he had written for the still unreleased EP, he did debut 4 new pieces.

One of which, Tell Me Now, would later be recorded, along with the title track from the Laurie EP, for his 12th album, Artistic Vice.

[1] In 2010 an extended version was released by Eternal Yip Eye Music, featuring 10 minutes worth of bonus tracks, made up of both short unfinished songs and early versions of tracks from Artistic Vice.