The album was originally credited to the Waves and released only in the UK, later reissued for the first time on CD by US label CGB in 2010.

[4] The Waves were originally a band that guitarist Kimberley Rew and drummer Alex Cooper started in 1975 in Cambridge, England.

This early version of the Waves disbanded when Rew joined the Soft Boys in 1977. Cooper had joined Mama's Cookin' in 1979, a pop/soul cover band that featured singer Katrina Leskanich, guitarist Vince de la Cruz, and bassist Bob Jakins.

"captures the Waves as they were still knocking their sound into shape, but the strength of Rew's songwriting and guitar work was already clear, and drummer Alex Cooper obviously had enough power to drive a locomotive."

sounds a long way from the work of a group that would become an international hitmaker, but the band obviously had talent and promise, and a stronger command of the studio would come with time.

They noted, "The other tunes (except for an MC5-ish raver, "Atomic Rock 'n' Roll") are typically engaging but not particularly well recorded.