The CD presents a selection of songs recorded during the period 1989 to 1994.
All words and music by Mike Badger, except Tracks 1 and 3 by Mike Badger, Simon Cousins, Danny Dean, Paul Hemmings, Tony Russell; Track 7 Mike Badger, Paul Hemmings; Tracks 11 and 12 Mike Badger, Paul Hemmings, Danny Dean Produced by The Onset except track 1 Produced by Dave Dix Engineered by Colin McKay, Mike Harvey and John Dooley Tracks 3, 9 and 11 - 1989 Track 1 - 1990 Track 7 - 1991 Tracks 2, 10 and 12 - 1993 Tracks 4, 5, 6 and 8 - 1994 Mike Badger - vocals, acoustic guitar Danny Dean - backing vocals, lead guitar Simon Cousins - backing vocals, bass guitar, percussion Paul Hemmings - guitar, mandolin Tony Russell - drums, percussion Roger Llewellyn - banjo, fiddle, whistle, harmonica Sheila Seal - vocals (track 5 and 6) Bernard Nolan - bass guitar (tracks 2, 10 and 12) Dave Dix - Hammond organ (track 1) Henry Priestman - organ (track 6) Dave Rowlands - pedal steel guitar (track 8) "This is a young precocious album shot through with good old scally suss."
Mick Middles (Record Collector) [1] "There's not a weak track nor a less than brilliant jewel to be found within this set.
The Onset at their grandest, and an album that will leave listeners desperate for more."
Jo-Ann Greene (allmusic) [2] "That these songs should have had to wait so long to see the light of day seems criminal, but regardless of its posthumous status you can rest assured it's one of the best albums you should actively make the effort to discover for yourself..." Tim Peacock (Whisperin and Hollerin) [3]