The cover photograph depicts Buenaventura Durruti, an anarchist soldier and revolutionary who died fighting fascists in Spain in 1936.

[2] The album was initially released in 1998 as a German import, although it was re-released in 1999 and 2001 by EMI Music Distribution.

Music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a grade of an "A−" and praised the album as "funny," opining that the collection also demonstrates that their music was "catchy" long before "Tubthumping" and noting that "the notes (in the booklet) are worth reading.

"[5] AllMusic awarded the album four out of five stars and praised the collection's inclusion of "Ugh!

Your Ugly Houses," also commenting that "if you don't have the studio albums, this is the best place to start.