Two of the band members, John Grayland and Sue Dorey (along with Damian Swarbrick), published Printhead, a free magazine focusing on independent music in Leicester and its environs.
[3] The magazine released Let's Cut a Rug, a compilation LP of songs from local independent bands which included the track Bias Binding.
Signing to In-Tape records, the band debuted in June 1984 with the Cottage Industry EP, featuring humorous and satirical lyrics and post-punk/jangle-pop music.
The group reformed in 2012 including John, Derek and Tom from the 1980s line-up, Dermot O'Sullivan (bass) who played guitar on various later 1980s sessions, Antony Cook (drums) and Eva Landsberg (keyboards).
The band re-recorded "Another Side to Mrs. Quill", listed by Mojo magazine as one of the top fifty greatest English pop songs: the Art Collective 'Swoomptheeng' produced a re-mix of the track.