 In the early 1980s, the band soon attracted controversy by showing adult movies as part of their live shows and often shocked some audiences by being accompanied by strippers when on stage and over their use of hard-core gay pornography.A handful of singles followed before The Leather Nun released their first LP, "Alive" in 1985, a live album recorded in Denmark.Covering ABBA's "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" earned the group respect in Sweden and Europe and was performed live on the UK Channel 4 all-night tv-show Euro Tube in June 1986.