A collection of leftovers and out-takes recorded from 1981–1985, Hitchcock's sleeve notes explain that the album was assembled because the songs "didn't fit in with what I was doing at the time and do fit in with each other now".
A collection of leftover and supplementary recordings from 1981–1985, Hitchcock's notes state that the album was formed because the songs "didn't match my style at the time but now blend with each other."