Apart from Derek Dean, members included keyboard player, saxophonist, and singer, Billy Brown, who also arranged their trademark vocal harmonies, Damien McElroy (guitar), Torry McGahey (bass), Maurice Henry (saxophone), Sean Mahon (trumpet/trombone), and David McKnight (drums).
At the Belfast gig was a young Rory Gallagher, who later recalled (in conversation with journalist, John Waters) the impression both acts made on him: The Freshmen, led by Billy Brown and Derek Dean, played first and featured a medley of Beach Boys songs.
The record featured new material from well-known songwriters such as Jimmy Webb, with linking narration by Irish actor, Micheál MacLiammóir.
On 11 November 1970, at the RDS in Dublin, the Freshmen performed the entire album live with the RTÉ Light Orchestra conducted by Don Gould.
[1] In September 2010, The Freshmen were among four Irish showbands featured on a special set of commemorative stamps issued by An Post, Ireland's postal service.