[1][2][3][4][5][6] Primarily produced by Rex Vizible and Roland Morris as well as the Headless Chickens themselves, Strawpeople member Mark Tierney also served production duties on the album's bonus tracks.

[4] In 1986, the Headless Chickens (as Chris Matthews, Johnny Pierce, and Michael Lawry) released their self-titled debut EP, consisting of seven songs.

[1][3] The cause of the controversy was the band's sound being considered too alternative and therefore unprofitable; one journalist writing for Metro magazine wrote that awarding the prize to the Headless Chickens "showed a severe lack of judgement.

Stunt Clown (excluding the bonus tracks) was recorded at Mandrill Studios in Auckland in January and February 1988 with the assistance of the Rheineck Rock Award prize money.

[1][2] Media commentator Russell Brown, who presented the award, described the album as "an ambitious, strikingly varied work" and that "the Taite judges got it right when they chose [Stunt Clown] to honour.