Work on the new Orgasm edition was completed in early 2020 for a May release, which was the 50th-anniversary month of its first arrival. The COVID-19 pandemic delayed that plan, and then, when
Kerslake and then
Hensley passed away, the publicity was held to ensure the painstaking work undertaken on this re-release wouldn t be mistaken for a cash-in.
The original producer
David Paramor endorsed the re-release, saying: This album is a chapter in the history of everyone involved, and in these days of less prudish attitudes, I hope this 50th-anniversary release will bring some of the tracks to a wider audience.