The record contains a wide array of cultural references, including to people such as Marquis de Sade, Alfred Jarry, Salvador Dalí, Charles Manson, and others.

Scatology’s sole single featured the extended remix of "Panic" with a cover version of "Tainted Love" on its B-side.

[b] The core duo of the band, including Peter Christopherson and John Balance, was extended with an appearance of J. G. Thirlwell of Foetus and Stephen Thrower, the latter of whom met Coil for the first time in August 1984.

The second edition had the "Sexual Architecture" postcard pasted on a random selection of copies with uncovered ones revealing the original black sun design.

The 1988 CD edition featured artwork depicting a naked pair of buttocks enclosed by an upside-down cross, with the original black sun underneath, seemingly inspired by Man Ray's Monument to Sade photography;[12] the 2001 reissue features a revised artwork from the 1988 edition, with a slogan, "Stevo, Pay Us What You Owe Us!