Hailing from Heston in West London, The Bluetones (Scott Morriss bass, Eds Chesters drums, Adam Devlin guitars, and Mark Morriss vocals) arrived on the scene in 1995 with their debut single Are You Blue Or Are You Blind?. They followed this up with Bluetonic and then Slight Return, which reached #2 on the UK singles chart, both featured on this album.The debut album Expecting To Fly was released in February 1996, and went straight to # 1, and also contained the next hit single, Cut Some Rug.This release features the original gatefold sleeve and inner sleeve, and is pressed on 180 gram black vinyl.