 Scholz believed his demos were good enough for release as Boston's debut album, but Epic told Scholz to re-record the demos.Most of the guitar, bass, and keyboards were performed by Scholz, although other players were involved sporadically throughout the recordings.Epic did not want the album recorded entirely in Scholz's home as Scholz had intended (the label suggested using a recording studio), but most of what ended up on the album had indeed been recorded by Scholz in his basement.