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.
The Buzzcocks' decision to work with Neill King on their album "All Set" was motivated by a desire to acknowledge and appreciate the impact of Green Day, particularly after King had produced their influential album "Dookie." The choice to record in Berkeley, where Green Day originated, further solidified this connection.