[1] The album shows inspiration from genres such as dub, ambient, dance music, and krautrock, as well as bands such as Motörhead, Can, and the Stooges.

Other guest appearances on Vanishing Point include Augustus Pablo, Glen Matlock, and the Memphis Horns.

[3] According to an article, much of the album came from live improvisation and, "Then later on we'd layer other sounds and loops over the top, and the vocals," Gillespie said in an interview.

Author Irvine Welsh scripted the video for the album's first single, "Kowalski," which was directed by musician Douglas Hart.

[14] In 2012, NME journalist Mark Beaumont ranked it as the band's fourth best album, calling it "a brilliant record for its statement of intent alone – it stamped in stone Primal Scream's mandate to never repeat themselves and consistently indulge their experimental spirit".

[16] All tracks are written by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young, and Martin Duffy, except where notedCredits adapted from liner notes.