[1] Members included Harry Lyon, previously (and subsequently) of Hello Sailor, Jan Preston and Neil Hannan of Red Mole, and drummer Paul Dunningham.
Originally, Preston and Hannan were members of the band Wolfgang with drummer Steve Osborne.
Harry Lyon joined the band, which was then re-named Coup D'Etat.
[2][3] The band is best known for their New Zealand top ten hit "Doctor I Like Your Medicine"[4][5] (written and sung by Lyon), which won Single of the Year at the 1981 New Zealand Music Awards.
[8] Preston went on to have a lengthy solo career as a boogie-woogie pianist and singer.