david mitchell (formerly of such wonderful bands as the exploding budgies, goblin mix and the 3Ds) originally released an acoustic 7″ single with (fellow 3d member) denise roughan entitled the ghost club back in 1996. soon the pair had relocated to london, effectively dissolving the 3ds (after the brilliant strange news from the angels album in 1997) and they took on the ghost club moniker as their new working title, adding ex-patriot kiwi jim abbot to share bass and drum roles with roughan.
with support from creative nz and excited encouragement from flying nun, the trio recorded this raucous debut album over two days during london