[4] Inspired by the positive responses from their performances at local rock festivals, The Mob decided to switch from playing cover songs to writing original music.

[6] The whistle at the beginning of "The Lady Wore Black" was unintentional, as Brett Miller recalls: "Geoff needed to set the mood, so he had the lights turned off and sang with a single candle burning in the studio.

[8][1][9] After the EP garnered international praise, receiving much airplay and selling an unusual number of copies for a small independent release,[6] Tate agreed to leave Myth and become Queensrÿche's permanent lead singer.

[10] To support the EP, the band toured with Quiet Riot through the south and with Twisted Sister to the East Coast and Canada, and played in Seattle opening for Dio.

A demo version of "Prophecy" appears on the soundtrack for the movie The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years, and on the deluxe edition of Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensryche.

On the 2003 remastered edition, tracks 5–14 were live recordings of Queensrÿche's second performance in the tour supporting The Warning, held August 5, 1984, at the Nippon Seinenkan in Tokyo, Japan.

"[1] All lyrics are written by Chris DeGarmo, except where notedTracks 5–14 recorded live at Nippon Seinenkan in Tokyo, Japan on August 5, 1984 ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.