Release
The original vinyl release was composed of eight tracks. The remastered 2003 CD re-release of the album retains the same track order, but contains seven tracks, as the title track continues to 10:40 rather than fading out as on the original LP.
Despite critical acclaim, the album never achieved more than a cult following in the United States at the time of its release, but rose to number 28 in Britain, partly because of a lengthy rave review by Nick Kent in the New Musical Express.
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