It is considered a classic psychedelic album and has been compared to Nirvana's The Story of Simon Simopath and Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

Peter Daltrey, lead singer of the band, wrote the following statement about the lyrics and music of the album in the sleeve notes: "The collective subject of our songs is simple, life and people.

[2] The lyrics bear a striking similarity to Donovan's "Legend of a Girl Child Linda", although that song did not see release until late August 1966 in America and June 1967 in the UK, after "The Sky Children" was allegedly written.

Despite good reviews and underground radio play neither the single or album failed to chart, which Daltrey noted was quite deflating at the time.

This pressing was a limited run of 1,000 copies hand-marked by the band and included a digital download code, along with a bonus 45rpm single featuring the earliest recordings of "Kaleidoscope" and "A Dream for Julie"