 Livermore flew across the country from Berkeley, California, Queer came south from his home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and they met at Rassler's home in Boston to work on song arrangements.Rassler suggested covering "Little Sidewalk Surfer Girl", a 1965 surf single by the Hondells.Queer also reached out to Lisa Marr, whose Vancouver-based band Cub was releasing records through Lookout!