Q (6/02, p.140) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Towering, harmonica-squonking... arguably [Johnson's] most rewarding post-Smiths link up."
Mojo (Publisher) (7/02, p.122) - "...Cracking tracks every one....Such imagination in sound and sense..."
Personnel includes: Matt Johnson (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, organ, omnichord, melodica, keyboards, marimba, percussion); Anna Domino (vocals); Eric Schermerhorn (acoustic, electric & baritone guitars); Wayne Livesey (acoustic guitar, banjo, bass); Johnny Marr (guitar, harmonica); Gavin Wright (fiddle); David Johansen, Judd Lander, Mark Feltham (harmonica); Wix (accordion, piano); Crispin Cioe (saxophone, flute); Bob Mintzer (saxophone); Steve Hogarth (piano); D.C. Collard (omnichord, Hammond B-3 organ); James Eller (keyboards, bass); Simon Hale (keyboards); John Green (synthesizer); David Palmer, Vinnie Colaiuta, Earl harvin (drums); Roli Mosimann (percussion, programming); Bashiri Johnson, Louis Jardine (percussion).
Producers include: Mike Thorne, Matt Johnson, Wayne Livesey, Bruce Lampcov, James Eller.
Compilation producers: Matt Johnson, Bernard Blouseau.
Recorded between 1982 & 1995.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.