 It was released nearly a year after the band had taken to the studio to record the follow-up to 1967's "Safe as Milk".Producer Bob Krasnow added phasing and reverberation effects to the recordings, which have since been the topic of much discussion among music fans and critics.The original intention was to record an album for Buddah Records entitled "It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper" ("Strictly Personal"'s sleeve design is a relic of this initial concept).