 The band was discovered by Cliff Cooper of the Orange Music Electronic Company, who took on managing Catapilla and arranged for them to appear in a showcase event in front of an invited audience of music industry figures.Among them was Patrick Meehan, manager of Black Sabbath, who was sufficiently impressed to get Catapilla a recording contract with Vertigo Records.Meehan produced their first, eponymous album, released on Vertigo in late 1971.