Formed 1983 in Brisbane, Australia by brothers Greg and Darren Atkinson as well as John Flade as three-piece band but soon after joined by Peter Hamilton-Shaw on Guitar.
1985: The band relocates to Sydney.
1987: Trevor O'Neil joins on keyboards.
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