On November 8–10, 1968, Young performed three solo acoustic shows at Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The recording of the song "Sugar Mountain" from this appearance was previously released as a single B-side and on Young's 1977 compilation album Decade.

The album was released only as a CD/DVD set, with the DVD containing a high-definition audio version of the album, playable on standard DVD players.

The DVD also contains a trailer for Young's Archives Vol.

The album's cover is a photograph of Young taken in 1967 by Linda Eastman, later the wife of Paul McCartney.