It is largely a compilation of their work from the television show Do Not Adjust Your Set, on which they were the house band (although all the songs were specially re-recorded for the album).

The UK version was reissued on vinyl by Sunset Records in the early 1970s, re-titled I'm the Urban Spaceman.

In 2007 the album was reissued on CD with its original title and artwork, by EMI with five bonus tracks, only one of which ("BOO!")

had actually been performed on 'Do Not Adjust Your Set' and was therefore the only genuine outtake from the album's original sessions.

The original LP sleeve had seven holes cut out of the front cover, and multiple images printed on an insert card (or inner sleeve of the US version) helped listeners to visualize what band members were thinking by moving the card back and forth.