At the time, Pryor did not intend to release the recordings commercially, but was preparing for upcoming shows, including the performance at San Francisco's Soul Train Club which would become the Grammy-winning 1974 album That Nigger's Crazy.

[6] The Comedy Store performances were acclaimed at the time, as Pryor found his true comic voice, both politically revolutionary and deeply personal.

"[2] Joe Marchese of The Second Disc called the album "both completely of its time and timeless", and stated that Pryor remained relevant even 50 years later because of his willingness to speak freely, shock audiences and make them think about uncomfortable topics such as race.

[3] The material on Live At The Comedy Store, 1973 was first released as a promotional extra for the 2013 box set No Pryor Restraint: Life in Concert by Shout!

Omnivore Recordings re-released it as its own project in 2021 with five bonus tracks including additional Comedy Store routines and an edit of "Street Corner Wino", which had appeared earlier on the box sets …And It’s Deep Too!