In July 1994, Australian musician, Paul Kelly, released his third solo album, Wanted Man.

On 19 and 20 September, Kelly and his band performed at the Continental Hotel in Prahran, the sessions were recorded live.

From March to May 1995, Kelly undertook a seven-week tour of North America, appearing on several dates with Liz Phair and Joe Jackson.

[1] On 29 May 1995, Kelly had returned to Melbourne and recorded more live tracks at the Esplanade Hotel's Gershwin Room.

[3] Allmusic's William Ruhlmann felt "it provides a good sampler of his work, accompanied by a full band rather than [his recent] acoustic sets" and that its style was "melodic folk-rock with electric guitar for bite and often caustic lyrics".