In the mid-1960s, five Belgian teenagers from Aalst in East Flanders formed a band called The Voodoo, which played cover versions of British and American bands. The five-piece band later changed its name to Irish Coffee with the line-up consisting of William Souffreau (lead vocals, guitar), Jean Van Der Schueren (lead guitar), Paul Lambert (organ), Willy De Bisschop (bass) and Hugo Verhoye (drums). Gradually, they began playing their own songs and, over the years, gave numerous live performances, opening for bands such as Focus, Dr Feelgood and Yes. After releasing a few singles with moderate success, the management of the small record company Triangle agreed to release a full-length album in 1971.

Their only LP, recorded in just four days at Reward Studios (and remixed at Trident Studios), features seven interestingly composed tracks in the heavy and hard rock styles, characterised by searing lead guitars, powerful vocals and tasteful, subtle keyboard sounds. Sadly, the band split up as early as 1974. Although they promoted their self-titled debut album intensively through extensive touring, it sold only a few thousand copies in Belgium, but receiving little or no attention elsewhere. In the rare cases where an original copy appears on the market today, it commands truly astronomical prices.