'Schizoid Man' and 'Groon' were recorded at Wilmington, Delaware on 11 February 1972; 'Peoria' at Peoria on 10 March 1972; 'The Sailors Tale' at Jacksonville, Florida 26 February 1972; 'Earthbound' at Orlando, Florida 27 February 1972.
The recordings were captured live on an ampex stereo cassette fed from a Kelsey Morris custom built mixer operated by John Robson and Hunter Macdonald on Schizoid Man and Groon and Hunter Macdonald on the other titles: at Jacksonville in the rain from the back of a Volkswagon truck.
VCS3 operated by Hunter.
On rear artwork:
All songs Published by E.G. Music 1972 ©
Produced for E.G. Records.
℗ 1971 Island Records Ltd.
On Labels:
Published by E.G. Music © 1972
Produced for E.G. Records.
℗ 1972 Island Records Ltd.
Sleeve printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd.
Runouts are stamped. Except "I3" etched in variant 2.
