 When they met drummer Gregg James, his head was already shaved, so the band immediately accepted him as the new drummer without any further auditions.With the lineup of Nicki Sicki, Joie Mastrokalos, Brett Dodwell and Gregg James, Verbal Abuse was signed by Fowl Records and in 1983 they recorded their first LP, "Just An American Band," which was released early in 1984.Next, Brett Dodwell left the band to join the army, and Nicki Sicki's former Sick Pleasure bandmate Dave "Koko" Chavez took his place on bass.