The album features contributions from Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, Joe Walsh of the Eagles, Jim Keltner, Bobby Keys, Klaus Voormann, John Sebastian, Flo & Eddie (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of the Turtles), Spencer Davis, Dick Dale, Suzi Quatro's sister Patti Quatro, Patti's bandmates from Fanny Jean Millington and Nickey Barclay, and future actor Miguel Ferrer.

Moon had moved into the Beverly Wilshire Hotel with assistant Dougal Butler in March 1974, to play on the sessions for Harry Nilsson's Pussy Cats.

Lennon and Nilsson had been ejected from the Troubadour for drunkenly heckling a Smothers Brothers performance several days before Moon's arrival.

The musicians included John Sebastian, Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, Jesse Ed Davis, and Miguel Ferrer playing drums.

[11] Biographer Tony Fletcher expresses astonishment that MCA approved the album's recording and released the "travesty of a Beach Boys cover" as a single rather than rejecting the master tapes for "Don't Worry Baby".

[12] Nickey Barclay of Fanny remembered the sessions fondly, but additionally described the events that transpired as "pure and simple rock and roll anarchy".

"[16] Taylor demanded that Moon abandon the country twang in which he had sung the early songs (and which is noticeable on outtakes such as "I'm Not Angry"), and sing in the posh British accent he regularly mimicked.

[15] This was exactly what happened: Fletcher states that "well over $200,000" was spent for "recording costs alone", and that Moon claimed to receive a non-returnable advance for the same amount.

Moon asked Taylor to stop in front of an Army and Navy store on the way, and returned with a fire axe, which he kept hidden on himself.

The record itself was contained in an elaborate reversible inner sleeve that, when flipped, changed the front cover to show Moon's buttocks hanging from the limousine window,[21] forming a pun on his name.

Two Sides of the Moon was again re-released by Castle Music and Sanctuary Records in July 2006, as a two-disc Deluxe Edition, featuring the original 10 songs plus 41 bonus tracks.

I presume they thought it was funny to mix the backup singers (Nilsson, Nelson, Flo & Eddie) up in front of the guy with his name on the cover.

[25] Side one Side two 1997 bonus tracks The original 1975 album Outtakes from the album The original 1974 U.S. single The Mal Evans mixes The Unreleased Xmas '74 Single The 1975 Clover masters Record Plant, Los Angeles, August – November 1974 Clover Recorders, Los Angeles, August 1975 And finally... Hidden tracks: Technical Credits taken from the inner sleeve of the vinyl release.

"Crazy Like a Fox" "Solid Gold" "Don't Worry Baby" "One Night Stand" "The Kids Are Alright" "Move Over Ms. L" "Teenage Idol" "Back Door Sally" "In My Life" "Together"