ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪn hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ʌvðə bˈænd dʒˈɑːn tˈɑːblɚ sˈɛd, "nˈoʊwˈʌn sˈiːmz tə hæv ˈɛvɚɹ ˈæskt dˈɛnɪs wʌt ðɪ aɪdˈiə wʌz bᵻhˌaɪnd ðɪs bˈɜːst ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns, bˌʌt ɪts pˈɑːsᵻbəl ðæt ðɛɹz sˌʌm kənˈɛkʃən wɪððə fˈækt ðæt sˈʌnflaʊɚ, ænd ɪn fˈækt sˈɜːfs ˈʌp ... wɜː ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪn bɹˈɪtən ɔnðə stˈeɪtsaɪd lˈeɪbəl.
Writing in his 1978 biography of the band John Tobler said, "No-one seems to have ever asked Dennis what the idea was behind this burst of independence, but it's possible that there's some connection with the fact that Sunflower, and in fact Surf's Up ... were released in Britain on the Stateside label.