 On tour the band was joined by drummer Paul Lagos from Kaleidoscope.Jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote liner notes for the back of the album; inside the gatefold jacket, Mayall gave advice on preserving nature.The "USA Union" lineup would appear as some of the core of Mayall's "Back to the Roots" set, which featured several notable Mayall alumni including Eric Clapton, John McVie, Mick Taylor, Stephen Thompson and previous drummers Keef Hartley and Aynsley Dunbar.