 When The Room split up in 1985, singer Dave Jackson and bassist Becky Stringer recruited Joe McKechnie (guitar/drums, formerly of The Passage) to form Benny Profane.After recording their first demo with Will Sergeant helping out on guitar, they were joined by Robin Surtees.The name was taken from a character in the Thomas Pynchon novel, "V." The first release was "Where is Pig?"