ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə ɹˈɛkɚd wʌz bˈɪld æz ɐ lˈaɪv ˈælbəm ænd ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻdli ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd æt ðə stˈɑːɹfɪʃ ɹˈuːm ɪn væŋkˈuːvɚɹ ɪn lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ˌɛsˌɛnˌɛfjˈuː baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ kɹˈɪs wˈɔltɚ nˈoʊts ðætðɪ ˈælbəm wʌz tɹˈækt ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛntˈaɪɚli ɪnðə ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ stˈuːdɪˌoʊ.
Although the record was billed as a live album and reportedly recorded at The Starfish Room in Vancouver in late 1997, SNFU biographer Chris Walter notes that the album was tracked almost entirely in the recording studio.