The band added guitarist Markus Spyth and bassist Roland Stahl to their lineup in February of that same year.

"[4] After obtaining their deal with Roadrunner, Paradox began to record Product of Imagination at Karo Studio in May 1987 with producer Kalle Trapp.

Steinhauer considered the band's performance here to be a highlight of his career, "For young musicians like us, it was like we were suddenly big rock stars.

It was voted "LP of the month" in the magazines Rock Hard and Metal Hammer, the latter of which claimed that the album was the best German debut since Helloween's Walls of Jericho.

[5] Pete Pardo of Sea of Tranquility described the album as featuring "thrashy guitar riffs, blinding solos, a mix of gruff & melodic high pitched vocals, and pounding rhythms".

Pardo praised guitarist Markus Spyth's work on the songs "Continuation of Invasion", "Mystery", "Paradox", and "Product of Imagination".