 It is the last of the band's releases to feature keyboard player/drummer/singer Mark Cawthra and the first to feature keyboard player William D. Drake (as well as being the only album to feature two other musicians who were briefly Cardiacs members - Graham Simmonds and Marguerite Johnson).The album is composed of material the band had written and performed between 1980 and 1983.Initially "The Seaside" was only produced on cassette (as with earlier Cardiacs album releases), and was only made available through the band's fan club and at concerts.