Art Garfunkel continued his studies at Columbia University in his native New York City, before reuniting with Simon in late 1965.

The album is included in its entirety as part of the Simon & Garfunkel box sets Collected Works and The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964–1970).

“Benedictus" was arranged and adapted from Orlando di Lasso's Missa Octavi toni, a Renaissance setting of the ordinary of the mass.

In several concerts, Art Garfunkel related that during the photo session, several hundred pictures were taken that were unusable due to the "old familiar suggestion" on the wall in the background (a euphemism for the words "Fuck You"), which inspired Paul Simon to write the song "A Poem on the Underground Wall" for the duo's later Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme album.

This resulted in Paul Simon moving to England and Art Garfunkel continuing his studies at Columbia University in New York City.