Due to the band’s fragile financial position in the 1990’s, the original version of English Boy Wonders was released (in 1997) in an incomplete state. It more-or-less disappeared without trace and was speedily deleted by the band’s then record label, GEP. In 2008, Big Big Train’s Eastern European distributors suggested a re-issue of English Boy Wonders. The band had access to the multi-track recordings and decided to rework the album so that the re-issue would be closer to the band’s original intentions. Building on the existing drum, piano and vocal recordings, many of the guitar, bass and keyboard parts were re-recorded and additional parts added. The album was completely re-mixed and the track listing was re-ordered to make more sense of the thematic links between some of the songs. Additional artwork was sourced from Jim Trainer to feature in an expanded CD booklet. The re-issue was well reviewed and remains in print as the best example of Big Big Train’s early music.