Billy Dalton left Kerbdog a few months after the band returned from Los Angeles. In early 1996, the Mercury Music Group was bought over by PolyGram Records, and Kerbdog shifted to Fontana Records, Vertigo's sister label at PolyGram. "JJ's Song" was released in July 1996 as a limited edition EP, preceding the "Sally" single in September 1996. In January 1997, the band recorded a session for Dave Fanning's show on RTÉ 2FM radio. Music magazines such as "Kerrang!" and "Metal Hammer" praised both Kerbdog's albums and featured them frequently, "Kerrang!" 's editor spent a weekend with the band in Kilkenny.