As well as performing "Barbara Ann" with Jan Berry, Dean Torrence had suggested the Beach Boys record it and sang lead on their version (uncredited), and the Who's cover follows this arrangement.

[1] The original EP credits the song "Batman" to Jan Berry, Don Altfeld (misspelled as "Altfield") and Fred Weider.

Not having been notified about the session, the Who's manager Kit Lambert failed to attend, resulting in Townshend producing the recording.

[2][nb 1] The session also produced the Who's fourth single, "Substitute", which reached number 5 in the Record Retailer chart.

[7] Because of a hectic tour schedule, the Who didn't get a chance to continue work on the songs until a nightly session between 31 July and 1 August, where they finished overdubs and mixing of the tracks.

[9] The songs recorded during the session were "Barbara Ann" and "Batman", along with covers of Martha and the Vandellas and the Everly Brothers.

In a retrospective review, AllMusic critic Richie Unterberger states that "it seemed undecided as to whether it was a joke cover record, or a home for leftovers" and thought that "it ended up a little bit of both".