The artwork was designed by Charlie Unkeless, who, along with Sean Riley, painted the covers using airbrushes, stencils, water sprayers, and mesh bags.

Records and released commercially as the Oingo Boingo EP, with the track "Forbidden Zone" (recorded for the then-unreleased movie of the same name) replaced by a ska cover of Willie Dixon's "Violent Love".

An edited version of "Forbidden Zone" was later released on the film's soundtrack album, but the complete original recording, as included on the Demo EP, has never been re-released.

[1] The 2021 Rubellan Remasters CD of the Only a Lad album contains the 10-inch EP, as well as the re-recorded "Ain't This the Life", as bonus tracks.

[1] All songs written by Danny Elfman, except "Violent Love", by Willie Dixon.