 In Keenan's book "England's Hidden Reverse", Stapleton states that this was the first album he made without intervention, the original trio line-up having dispersed in 1980.Although J. G. Thirlwell participated in some of the sessions and is thanked on the album's sleeve, this is effectively a Steven Stapleton solo album and he would retain sole curatorship of NWW from this point onwards.The album was the result of a block booking made by Stapleton at IPS Studios in London, reserving every Friday evening (6pm - midnight) for a whole year.