[1] Zerra 1 were formed in 1982 by vocalist and keyboardist Paul Bell, guitarist Andreas Grimminger, bassist Adrian Wyatt and drummer Mike Mesbur.
[2][1] That year, the band supported The Cure on their UK and European tour in April–June,[3] and released "Let's Go Home" as their debut single.
Although "The West's Awake" and "The Banner of Love (How I Run to You)" did not generate any major commercial success, the latter single reached No.
[9] That year, their self-titled debut album was also released, which spawned the singles "Tumbling Down" and "Mountains and Water".
[10][11] Released across Europe, the album was produced by Todd Rundgren, but failed to give the band their commercial breakthrough.