The Avenue was the first song to come out of the Montserrat sessions and deals with the repetition of mistakes that people have made before you. The second verse concerns Andy's wish, when he was younger, to fall in love with girls, but how he would then swiftly lose interest.

The version of Locomotion on this release is a longer version than the 7" release.

The sleeve appears to be identical to the 7" but there are subtle differences, notably in the pose of the girl in the photo and the positioning of the title.

The sleeve also features a sticker with the band name as if to clarify the rather obscure 'OMD' hidden in the sleeve title.

The sample used in The Avenue is taken from the Andrei Tarkovsky film Stalker (1979). The film concerns The Zone - a strange place patrolled by armed guards. The film's protagonist has the gifts that allow him to lead people into The Zone to The Room - a place where people's wishes and hopes come true.