There are some traces of this sound from his early period during which bands such as Classe X, Les Fils de Joie (Sons of Joy) and The Lords also appeared.

Other early songs of Lipstick are "Jenny", "Ballade Pour Une Bourgeoise", "Despy and Joan", and "Je Ne Veux Plus Te Voir" (I Don't Want to See You Anymore).

Dougherty contacted him and signed with Réflexes for two singles, "Moi Je Doute" and "Fric Frac Noise", also recorded at Studio Deltour.

At the time, Dougherty maintained only tenuous connections with the music business and did not show any will to succeed and lost his chance to produce any follow-up to this hit.

In 1985 and 1986, Dougherty had an intensively creative period of writing during which he formed the Vicomtes (Jean Marc Leclerc on bass, Patrick Mir and Yves Bordes of the Partners, on the guitar and on drums, respectively.

He also recorded three new overproduced albums at Studio Deltour (La Vie Sans Toi (Life Without You), Où Etais Tu (Where Were You?

In 1989, he formed the Hobos with Dominique Dussoud on drums (Ex Little Helpers), Richard Arriaga on bass, Patrick Mir on guitar (Partners), Yann Legoff on saxophone and Philippe Danecker on harmonica.