 Kraut's first performance was opening for The Clash at Bonds International Casino in New York on June 11, 1981.Their debut single, "Kill for Cash", and second single, "Unemployed", were both released in 1981 on the band's own Cabbage Records label.While recording their debut album, "An Adjustment to Society" (produced by Ryk Oakley), they opened for the Professionals at The Channel in Boston.