Johnston recorded both albums whilst living in an apartment leased to him by a local church in Austin, Texas.

It also features two covers, a Bert Berns song 'A Little Bit Of Soap' and 'Heartbreak Hotel', by Elvis Presley, both of which influenced the album's sound direction.

In 1985, Johnston began to perform live in concert, firstly opening for the local band Glass Eye.

[5] In 2004, two songs from 'Respect' were included on the official tribute album 'The Late Great Daniel Johnston', 'Good Morning You' by The Rabbit, and 'Go' by Sparklehorse with The Flaming Lips.

All tracks produced by Johnston The 10" mini-album version released only in Spain in 1993 cuts the minute-long tape experiment 'Fast Go.'