It is notable as the band's last full-length release featuring founding bass player Jah Wobble, as well as the Paris concerts being drummer Martin Atkins' first gigs with Public Image Ltd.

During a BBC radio interview in 1992 he said: We had to do that to finance the making of Metal Box.

[5]It has additionally been described as countering an abundance of "unlistenable" bootlegs of the band's live performances being released at the time.

[5][6] The same amount has been mentioned as the sum the band had previously invested into the release of the Metal Box album.

The front cover painting is by John Lydon and represents himself, Keith Levene and Jeannette Lee.