They were formed in 1976 in Shepherd's Bush by Martin Finlay, Robbie Watson and Lol Gellor (previously of the West London band Rough Diamonds) and joined shortly thereafter by Ian "Toose" Taylor, later of the Mike Batt-produced group Houdini.
Meanwhile, the "Disgrace" single came to the attention of the producer Miki Dallon, who presented the disc to industry representatives at the Midem Song Festival, resulting in the band being signed by the Acrobat/Arista label.
During the recording of the LP, Parry left the band, and was replaced by Paul Spencer (ex-Magazine).
As a result of the LP sessions, the band added Lee Dallon on keyboards and Chris Gent on saxophone for live appearances.
The band continued to tour the UK with Sham 69 and Ultravox (then featuring John Foxx as singer and frontman).