 "Ecstasy" was criticised as showing "a group who appeared to have run out of money halfway through recording", which was later confirmed, as the band were funding the studio sessions themselves.My Bloody Valentine's contract with Lazy stated that the label would handle promotion of releases, whereas the band would finance the recording sessions.Following their departure from Lazy, who later rereleased "Strawberry Wine" and "Ecstasy" on the compilation album "Ecstasy and Wine" (1989) without the band's consent, Rough Trade Records offered a deal to finance the recording and release of a full-length album, but the band turned it down.