According to the liner notes of the Demon Records CD the group claimed a wide range of influences including the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Frank Zappa, Syd Barrett, Robin Williamson, the Marx Brothers, Flanders and Swann, Bing Crosby, Tom Lehrer, Gilbert and Sullivan, Frederick Delius, J. S. Bach and Igor Stravinsky.

"Dora the Female Explorer" and "Slark" were both issued as singles from the album.

Deep Purple were in the studio next door working on their album Fireball.

"Slark" was the highlight of many Stackridge concerts, combining as it did folk and progressive rock elements.

This single CD deluxe set includes the complete original album, and a different set of additional tracks to the 2006 edition (except "Let There Be Lids") including a BBC Radio John Peel Top Gear session 1971.