Musician Marvin Etzioni had met Maria McKee and Ryan Hedgecock in 1982, when he saw them perform as a duo at the Cathay de Grande night club in Los Angeles, playing half a dozen country covers.

[3] Three of the songs ("Working Late", "Don't Toss Us Away" and "The Train") would be rerecorded during sessions for the band's debut album, Lone Justice, released by Geffen in 1985.

"[8] AllMusic wrote that the band has "an energy and freshness that are absolutely winning" and also praised Marvin Etzionis production for its "straightforward but full-bodied" sound, and for bringing out "solid performances" from everyone involved.

AllMusic added: "One can't help wish some smart indie label had cut a low-budget album on this band ... that would have documented their heyday before Geffen got ahold of them."

They felt that the EP was mastered "to impressive effect ... forging a sonic clarity in line with the pioneering stylistic vision of Lone Justice.