They contributed two tracks to the influential Marty Thau Presents 2x5 compilation, and their debut album, the self-titled Comateens (1980), featured the band's original compositions alongside covers of "Summer in the City" (The Lovin' Spoonful), "TVC 15" (David Bowie), and the theme song from TV's The Munsters.
Pictures on a String, their first album for Virgin Records, followed in 1983, yielding the dance club hit "Get Off My Case".
In 1984, the band released their final album, Deal with It, which featured live drums played by Chuck Sabo.
In 1995, their video for "The Late Mistake" was mocked in a season five episode of Beavis and Butt-head called "Top O'The Mountain".
In November 2023, Nicholas Dembling and Ramona Jan reunited as friends and re-released original single "Danger Zone" backed with "Elizabeth's Lover" on Left-for-Dead Records.