In 1980, a Scottish band called Motion Pictures (consisting of Harper, Woore, Dugmore) moved to London and advertised for a keyboard player.
Their first appearance on record was as the backing band on John Otway's All Balls and No Willy in 1982.
A free promo single, "Acid Rain", was released to promote their second studio album (the third overall), Recurring Dreams, which became available in October 1984.
When the Managing Director of A&M left the company a day after the release of the album, promotion took a nosedive.
In August 2005, Recurring Dreams was re-released on CD by Marillion's label Racket Records.