A CDR demo edition titled "tektonikdoom", of which only 20 in yellow
vellum were made, was released prior to the release of the actual album. On some copies of the demo, "Pieces of Quiet" was titled "Quiet Time". It was also released on
LP with 900 black and 100 transsmoke 220g records being pressed.
Julian Cope described this record as an "orchestrated root-canal".[3]