▁formerly ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁group ▁Big ▁in ▁Japan , ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁The ▁Te ard rop ▁Ex pl odes ▁and ▁E cho ▁& ▁the ▁B unn ymen , ▁and ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁record ▁label ▁Z oo ▁Records . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Br illiant ▁released ▁their ▁one ▁and ▁only ▁album ▁- ▁K iss ▁The ▁Li ps ▁Of ▁Life ▁- ▁before ▁splitting ▁up . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Dr um mond ▁left ▁W E A ▁Records ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁solo ▁album . ▁Wh ilst ▁out ▁walking ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Dr um mond ▁hit ▁upon ▁an ▁idea ▁for ▁a ▁hip - h op ▁record ▁but , ▁he ▁said , ▁knowing ▁" nothing , ▁personally , ▁about ▁the ▁technology ", ▁he ▁needed ▁a ▁collabor ator . ▁Dr um mond ▁called ▁Jimmy ▁C aut y ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁band ▁called ▁The ▁Just ified ▁An ci ents ▁of ▁Mu - M u ▁( The ▁J AM s ). ▁ ▁The ▁J AM s ' ▁debut ▁release , ▁the ▁single ▁" All ▁You ▁Need ▁Is ▁Love ", ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁an ▁under ground ▁white ▁label ▁on ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁du o — now ▁calling ▁themselves ▁The ▁K L F — had ▁become ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁singles ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁All music ,