ðɪ ˈælbəm wʌz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi bˌʌt sˈɪns ɪt wˈʌzn̩t kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ɪn tˈaɪm fɔːɹ kɹˈɪsməs nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ɪt wʌz poʊstpˈoʊnd ænd nˌɑːt ɹᵻlˈiːst ʌntˈɪl nˌɪɹli ɐ jˈɪɹ lˈeɪɾɚ, ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn.
The album was recorded in November 1980 but since it wasn't completed in time for Christmas 1980 it was postponed and not released until nearly a year later, in October 1981.