[1][2] The group took its name from British writer Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, a classic of children's literature.
[8] Another song originally slated for the second album, "A Quite Respectable Older Lady", was released by its writer, band member Wayne Kirby, in 2022.
[10] During 1968 the album was released by Capitol Records, appearing in the U.S. as a stereo vinyl LP with a "Unipak" gatefold sleeve as catalog no.
[11] The vinyl LP was also released in mono in the UK and Brazil only, along with stereo versions in those countries and in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, South Africa, and the Netherlands.
[14] On 6 March 2007 the original (unremastered) album was reissued on compact disc[15] [16] by Fallout Records in the UK.