Recorded at Marquee studios in London, the album was released on John Peel's Dandelion label in 1972. At the time Bedford was reaching a wider public through his work with Kevin Ayers (as a member of Ayers' group The Whole World), and also as an arranger working with Roy Harper and The Edgar Broughton Band among others. For his first album David Bedford engaged the services of Kevin Ayers (who provided vocals on 'Sad and Lonely Faces'), Mike Oldfield and John Peel. Unavailable on CD for many years, this Esoteric Recordings edition has been re-mastered from the original master tapes and restores the original album artwork.