Equipe was thought to be a word that would resonate more easily outside of their home country, and though the origin of 84 is unclear, it is presumed to have been the total age of the members of the band at the moment of its inception.

Originally formed by Maurizio Vandelli [it] (vocals, guitar), Victor Sogliani [it] (bass), Alfio Cantarella [it] (drums) and Franco Ceccarelli [it] (guitar), Equipe 84 recorded their debut album in 1965 with the label Vedette, before signing a more lucrative agreement with Dischi Ricordi.

[2] After hiring temporary replacements in the form of keyboardist Dario Baldan Bembo and PFM drummer Franz Di Cioccio, Vandelli and Sogliani embarked on an ambitious project, recording the strongly influenced prog-rock album ID and briefly changing the name of the band to Nuova Equipe 84.

The band, however, stirred further controversy with the single "Clinica Fior di Loto", a blatant invitation to vote for the Italian Socialist Party at the upcoming general elections.

In the mid-1980s, Sogliani and Ceccarelli attempted a short-lived reunion of the original members, which resulted in the band's final album, Un amore vale l'altro (1989).