The original lineup included singer Gary Bowe, bassist Simon Gallup, guitarist Stuart Hinton, and drummer Martin Ordish.
[1] The band was managed by Gallup's brother Ric, and often played and socialized with an early lineup of The Cure.
[3] In late 1979, the Cure's founding bassist Michael Dempsey left the band, and Gallup was recruited to fill the position.
[4] The Magazine Spies then recruited new bassist Richard Kite and added second guitarist Stuart Curran.
The band released another single in 1980, and a few more songs later resurfaced on the late-1990s punk compilation albums England Belongs to Me, Vol II and Bloodstains Across the UK 2.