The cover photo features Hampton made up to look like a much older man, while McPherson is seen wearing a marching band jacket.

The duo are joined by a number of guest musicians, and the credits also list bogus players supposedly performing on imaginary instruments such as "oozic" and "potarth.

"[1][4] In a review for AllMusic, Ann Wickstrom wrote: "Though Hampton's entire body of work can be considered a bit bizarre by any standard, this one just might take the cake."

"[2] Robert Palmer, writing for The New York Times, called the album "a refreshing antidote to both predictable radio fare and the more self-conscious experimentation of much of the current rock vanguard."

He noted that "the songs are cleverly put together and amiably sung, the musicianship is first-rate, and some of the lyrics do make some sort of sense," while the musicians "never take themselves too seriously.