The band had intended to record the album earlier, but was sidetracked by the large number of festival dates scheduled for the summer of 1987, including the European leg of the Monsters of Rock festival.
Band ini tadinya bermaksud untuk merekam album ini sebelumnya, tapi teralihkan oleh banyak jadwal festival sepanjang musim panas tahun 1987, termasuk festival Monster of Rock Eropa.