Teenage Love's studio version originally appeared (with a different mix) as the B-side of "Knocking On Heaven's Door", the bonus single that, in 1980, accompanied the first 10,000 Australian pressings of the East album.

"[4] The impetus for the album was manager Rod Willis finding some tapes with song titles he didn't recognise, sending the details to Walker.

It’s been a long time since we were out there playing live and all people hear about Cold Chisel is the big, sleepy hits on radio.

Although Pierre Baroni had down a fantastically striking album cover for Teenage Love, if you stood any more than 10 centimetres away, you wouldn't know it was a Cold Chisel CD.

"[9] Ian McFarlane said, "Teenage Love proved to be a remarkable collection of songs that were brimming with loose ends and vibrant spontaneity.

Outstanding tracks like "Metho Blues", "Nothing but You", "Teenage Love Affair" and the boogie "Drinkin' in Port Lincoln" possessed more grit and fire than most of the debut album or Twentieth Century.