 He had recorded with The Residents in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and appeared on several of their albums.Frith used two backing bands for "Gravity", Swedish Rock in Opposition group Samla Mammas Manna and United States progressive rock group The Muffins.He recorded side one of the LP record with Samla Mammas Manna at Norrgården Nyvla in Uppsala, Sweden, with additional recording at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg, Switzerland in August 1979.