Smith originally intended to call the album Gene Crime Experience, until he realised that its initials are "GCE".

[2] In his autobiography The Big Midweek, bassist Steve Hanley confirms that the resemblance was not accidental, admitting that the group had been jamming the Spinal Tap song in soundchecks and that Mark E. Smith had decided to make use of the results.

[3] Guitarist Brix Smith claimed she co-wrote a number of the tracks but was largely omitted from the song writing credits.

In October 2020, a remastered, expanded edition of the album was released on double vinyl and CD, including tracks from the singles "There's a Ghost in My House", "Hit the North" and "Victoria".

The CD version also contains the Fall's cover of A Day in the Life by The Beatles, from the NME charity album Sgt.