Claw Boys Claw had been founded in 1983 by drummer Allard Jolles, who played guitar and sang in L'Attentat, another band from the "Amsterdam Guitar School".

They won a talent show in November 1983 and, with that money, paid for three hours' of studio time; the result was their debut album.

Released in May 1984, the album proved popular despite (or perhaps in spite of) the low-fi sound quality, and the band became quite a hit on the Dutch club circuit, thanks in no small part to their energetic stage presence.

[1] When the band signed with Polydor in 1986, the album was re-released, again only on 12" vinyl.

The CD had five additional tracks: "So Mean" and "Love Like Seas" had been released as a 7" single in 1985; "Indian Wallpaper," "Dirty Dog," and "Foul Play" had been released as a 12" single in 1985.