The first 1,000 copies of the album were enclosed with a card calendar with color photos of a little girl on a bed. Another pressing of 1,000 copies was recut with false track markers (the "bands" visible on a vinyl disc) to give the appearance of having fifteen tracks of exactly equal length and a short sixteenth track; the official TG discography called this pressing the "Structuralist Spirals" edition. The band's debut single "United", which had garnered some popularity due to its relatively accessible style, was included on the album on fast forward, reducing its running time from 4:03 to sixteen seconds.[3] Later reissues of the album omitted the inset and card calendar due to allegations of a resemblance to child pornography.
Writing for Pitchfork, Drew Daniel of Matmos described the album as "a nauseating masterpiece, and an essential recording", noting "Hamburger Lady" as "probably Throbbing Gristle's greatest song".[7]AllMusic stated that the album "is nearly as harsh and uncompromising as The Second Annual Report," though "much more stylistically varied...each of the 13 tracks is distinct, ranging from captured conversations to thoroughly composed creations."[4]
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