The band was formed in December 1979 in Bristol[1] through an advertisement published in a local newspaper by Jeff Cox and Garry Pepperd looking for a drummer.
The original line-up consisted of Garry Pepperd (guitar), Jeff Cox (bass, vocals) and Chris Lovell (drums).
The Sounds ad put Jaguar in contact with the Dutch fan and promoter Frits Gijsbertse, who arranged multiple gigs for the band in the Netherlands.
[1] The same label released in the second week of November 1981 the single "Back Street Woman", which went sold out within two months of its initial pressing of 4,000 copies.
[1] After intensive touring, in June 1983 Jaguar released their debut album, Power Games, which was a success with its no-nonsense high-speed approach.
[1] Their follow-up album This Time was released in 1984 by Roadrunner Records and marked a change of musical direction for the band, towards a more melodic and AORish sound.
[1] At this time they were supported by Motörhead´s management, but by the end of the year Jaguar disbanded as Roadrunner did not fulfil the contract deal with the band.
Sleeve notes were written by the band's guitarist, Garry Pepperd, and the album cover included rare photographs.
[citation needed] Jeff Cox has recently formed a new progressive metal band called This Raging Silence, which released Isotopes and Endoscopes in 2015.