in 1982, the group signed with the new york independent record label labor records and recorded their debut, "holiday of love". the five-song ep was produced by peter holsapple of the db's and mixed by michael gira of fellow labor records label mates swans, "an interesting pairing if there ever was one." "holiday" garnered rave reviews, among them a trouser press piece that cited the disc as being created "for all the teenage devils of the world."