The original album was issued in 1989 as a five hundred copy, cassette-only release on Herman Records.

The tapes were remastered by Dig Music, and eight additional songs were added for the release of Legendary Grape.

[1] The album was recorded by original Moby Grape members Peter Lewis, Jerry Miller, Bob Mosley and Don Stevenson.

However, whereas in the past Jerry Miller and Don Stevenson had generally written together, including some of Moby Grape's best known songs,[2] both were now writing exclusively separately.

Shortly after the album's original release, Bob Mosley, who was subject to the challenges of schizophrenia, as was Spence, commenced a period of homelessness that lasted approximately five years, until recovering through the assistance of bandmate Peter Lewis,[3] among others.