It was recorded in Los Angeles, California, in June of the same year.

In 2005, a 180-gram version of the LP was released on the label Four Men With Beards and is being distributed by City Hall Records.

The album was recorded during June 1967 in Los Angeles, and produced by Jerry Yester and Jac Holzman.

Matthew Greenwald in a retrospective review for AllMusic felt that it is "an excellent and revolutionary album that was a quantum leap for both Tim Buckley and the audience".

[2] In 2000, it was voted number 516 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.