 The core of the band formed as The North London Invaders in 1976 , and included Mike Barson ( Monsieur <unk> ) on keyboards and vocals , Chris Foreman ( Chrissy Boy ) on guitar and Lee Thompson ( Kix ) on saxophone and vocals . They later recruited John Hasler on drums and Cathal Smyth ( better known as Chas Smash ) on bass guitar . Later in the year , they were joined by lead vocalist Dikron Tulane . 
