 Their first releases were two self-financed singles, "Jane's Third Party" and the "To You, With Regard" EP, in 1980 and 1981 respectively.The latter was recorded with the core line up of McGuire and Jostins plus new guitarist Simon Childs, this trio constituted the band on all further releases.Together with two well received John Peel radio seasons , they were sufficiently successful to attract major-label interest from CBS and Virgin Records.