it was recorded in 1978 at caldwell studios in lubbock, texas, and was engineered and mastered by don caldwell and lloyd maines, who also played pedal steel and other instruments on the record. "amarillo highway" was later covered by robert earl keen, and "truckload of art" by cracker. little feat released a version of "new delhi freight train" on their 1977 album, "time loves a hero" – two years before terry allen recorded it for the "lubbock (on everything)" album.