It consists of early singles and B-sides that did not feature on their self-titled debut album.

The album's release was surrounded by controversy,[citation needed] as the Roses were in the middle of a legal battle with their then-record label, Silvertone.

An injunction prevented the band from releasing any new material for several years afterward, during which Silvertone re-released many singles, including two separate versions of "Fools Gold", and releasing stand-alone singles from the first album that were not intended to be singles (such as the edited version of "I Am the Resurrection" featuring a drum machine instead of Reni's distinctive drumming).

Despite this, the album is seen in a positive light by Roses fans because it collects the extended versions of many of their best-known non-album songs onto one CD, before a best-of compilation was even available.

The title of the album is taken from the final lines of "One Love": "What goes up must come down/Turns into dust or turns into stone".