It was released in 1990 by record label Creation.

According to The Rough Guide to Rock, Slowdive was released "to rapturous applause from the press".

[2] In his retrospective review, Andy Kellman of AllMusic wrote "Slowdive's first release is their weakest effort, but it's still a good cluster of somnambulist soundscapes and inert sonic haze.

They were definitely falling toward a mood-over-song structure at this point.

"[1] All tracks are written by Neil Halstead