Recorded between April and May 1996 at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, it was produced the band's lead guitarist Luke Morley and mixed by Rupert Coulson at London's Trident 2.

For personal reasons which eventually led to his departure in the summer of 1996, bassist Mikael "Micke" Höglund did not perform on the album, with all bass recorded by Morley.

[1] During this time, vocalist Danny Bowes was setting up the band's own record label B Lucky, which would be distributed through Castle Communications.

[4] Recording was completed between April and May 1996 at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, and the album was mixed at London's Trident 2 by Rupert Coulson.

[1][5] "Don't Wait Up" was released as the first single from The Thrill of It All in Japan on 16 September 1996, and later in the UK and Europe on 12 January 1997, alongside a "funky 50s style video".

However, the scheduled European release of the album was delayed after Ben Matthews was diagnosed with acute tendinitis and was unable to play guitar, preventing the band from touring.