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The album was the first released on the group's newly formed ] record label, which was named after the band's previous album from the same year, '']''. It was inspired by the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-to-our-childrens-childrens-children-1969-online|title=Watch To Our Children's Children's Children - BFI Player|website=BFI Player|accessdate=15 October 2018}}</ref> The album's lyrics heavily revolve around space travel. This is a metaphor for enlightenment and most likely also a nod to psychedelic drug use which the band experimented with at the time. For example, lyrics like "gazing past the planets" from Out and in is more likely about taking psychedelic drugs and reaching a state of enlightenment than actual space travel.
The album was the first released on the group's newly formed Threshold record label, which was named after the band's previous album from the same year, On the Threshold of a Dream. It was inspired by the 1969 moon landing. The album's lyrics heavily revolve around space travel. This is a metaphor for enlightenment and most likely also a nod to psychedelic drug use which the band experimented with at the time. For example, lyrics like "gazing past the planets" from Out and in is more likely about taking psychedelic drugs and reaching a state of enlightenment than actual space travel.
Release
While the extracted single, "Watching and Waiting," did not do well in that market, To Our Children's Children's Children was critically well-received and sold well, reaching number 2 in the UK albums chart and number 14 in the US. The album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic.
The album was one of those listened to, on cassette tape, by the crew of Apollo 15 in 1971.
