[1] In 1982 the band signed to Coventry's 2 Tone Records and changed their name to The Apollinaires, expanding to a ten-piece at the same time with the addition an in-house horn section.
[1][2] They recorded their first single, "The Feeling's Gone" with Jerry Dammers,[1] featuring vocals from Rhoda Dakar of The Bodysnatchers.
[2] After this the band toured extensively in the UK with bands including The Higsons and The Beat, and also played concerts in France, recorded BBC Radio 1 sessions for John Peel and Kid Jensen, and released a second single entitled "Envy the Love".
[1] They also released a third single in 1983 on a small Birmingham independent label entitled "Put People First".
[1] Eventually, however, the band split up due to the difficulties of co-ordinating their large number of members.