The Austrian musician Robert Haumer (alias Zakarrias) from Vienna tried his luck in London after a number of unsuccessful attempts in his home country. Together with guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton (Hawkwind) and drummer John Lingwood (Steamhammer), he formed the power trio Salt in 1970, but they soon disbanded. To his surprise, Decca’s progressive label Deram then offered him a record deal. With a studio band assembled especially for this production, he recorded his eponymous debut album in 1971, produced by Roger Watson and with David Grinstead as sound engineer. The musicians were session keyboardist Peter Robinson (Quatermass), saxophonist and flautist Geoff Leigh and drummer Martin Harrison. Haumer sang and played guitar, bass and kazoo, Don Gould provided the string arrangements and played piano on one track.

The result was a highly unusual blend of psychedelic, folk, rock and blues, featuring plenty of guitar, mostly acoustic, along with some flute, saxophone and organ, plus the occasional string section. Zakarrias himself was an exceptionally talented songwriter and arranger with an expressive and versatile voice. So this gem remains a superb LP to this day, characterised by intelligent, varied and progressive songwriting and an equally impressive performance. This lone LP, released in 1971, is now regarded as one of the rarest releases on the Deram label (alongside Megaton, Room’s Pre-Flight, Bill Fay and Mellow Candle's Swaddling Songs).