It was originally released on 11 January 1999 as a 12" and CD by Warp Records, with catalogue numbers WAP114 and WAP114CD, respectively.

The music was written & produced at the band's Hexagon Sun studio in June 1998.

[2] The BBC website and the privately released Peel Session June 1998 CD-R on the band's own Music70 label both indicate the recordings for broadcast were made on 16 June 1998 at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios.

All versions released on Warp exclude the actual live recording of "Happy Cycling", as it was deemed unsatisfactory by the band.

[6][7] On the Warp release, the annotation TX 21/07/98 appears on the front cover, and CD copies have the same date on the disc,[2] suggesting at least one airing occurred on 21 July 1998.