Nesmith explained to Hal Blaine that he was about to pay a similar sum in tax and he would rather spend it on the sessions and write it off than give it to the IRS.

[2] The recording is also notable for the famous incident that occurred at the end of the sessions: the lead sheet for the final track recorded ("Don't Call On Me") included an instruction that called for the players to improvise a cacophony of sound; as the track concluded, to the astonishment of his colleagues, renowned guitarist Tommy Tedesco took off his Fender guitar (which was still plugged into the amplifier), threw it high into the air, and the instrument crashed to the floor and smashed to pieces.

[3] The album was initially released with the title Mike Nesmith Presents The Wichita Train Whistle Sings on both the sleeve and record label.

When Nesmith reissued "Wichita Train" on compact disc, the album was digitally mastered from an original LP record.

In 2008, the album was remixed from the original multi-track tapes, re-sequenced by Nesmith and reissued on the Edsel label alongside his Timerider movie soundtrack.