 The band was formed in December 1979 in Bristol, England, through an advertisement published in a local newspaper by Jeff Cox and Garry Pepperd looking for a drummer.The original line-up consisted of Garry Pepperd (guitar), Jeff Cox (bass, vocals) and Chris Lovell (drums).The same year they went straight into Sound Conception Studios to record their first demo, which was finished on 22 March 1980.