 They gained further attention due to the inclusion of the track "Sharpened Sticks" on the NME's C86 cassette in the following year.Debut album "I Am John's Pancreas" followed in October 1986, entering the NME charts and reaching a position of number 18.After a tour of Germany and Holland with Ron Johnson labelmates Big Flame, A Witness recruited multi-instrumentalist Alan Brown on drums to replace the drum machine.