According to music journalist Ned Raggett, "hooking up with Neill King as producer for All Set was an amusing turn on the part of the Buzzcocks, given that King had engineered Dookie [a few years earlier], the breakthrough album from open Buzzcocks worshippers Green Day." Buzzcocks felt that "a little acknowledgement back" to Green Day was in order, even going so far as to record All Set at Fantasy Studios in Green Day's hometown of Berkeley, California.
Music journalist Ned Raggett noted that the Buzzcocks' decision to work with producer Neill King on their album "All Set" was a playful gesture considering King had previously produced Green Day's groundbreaking album "Dookie." The band felt it was only fair to acknowledge Green Day's influence, even going so far as to record "All Set" at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California, where Green Day originated.