[4] The Mad Turks had formed from local acts Crunch Pets, Rigormortis, Faith by Force and the Dysentry Bags and were signed by Greasy Pop Records.
[2][4] They performed on a bill alongside punk rockers The Celibate Rifles and fellow Adelaide band The Sweets of Sin.
In 1986 Steve Caon joined on drums and Benedictine moved over to guitar and in October they released their debut single, "Lolene".
[3] Jenkins described the basis for the change, "The problem was ... you could live off the dole as a musician really easily in Adelaide, so there was plenty of money for recreational vices.
[2] In late 1991 management problems, poor promotion by Festival and low attendances at gigs resulted in the group disbanding.