isons ▁to ▁Jan is ▁J op lin ▁and ▁Grace ▁S lick . ▁ ▁History ▁T rag ic ▁Mul atto ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁initially ▁consisting ▁of ▁G ail ▁C oul son ▁on ▁sa x oph one , ▁Al ist air ▁Sh anks ▁on ▁bass ▁guitar , ▁Karl ▁Kon ner th ▁on ▁tr ump et , ▁Dav ed ▁Marsh ▁on ▁vocals ▁and ▁Patrick ▁Marsh ▁on ▁drums . ▁The ▁qu int et ▁recorded ▁two ▁records ▁for ▁Altern ative ▁T ent acles , ▁an ▁e pon ym ously ▁titled ▁ 7 " ▁single ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁the ▁EP ▁J udo ▁for ▁the ▁Bl ind ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Kon ner th ▁and ▁the ▁Marsh ▁brothers ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁after ward ▁to ▁purs ue ▁other ▁interests . ▁ ▁C oul son ▁and ▁Bo yle ▁became ▁the ▁core ▁cre ative ▁force ▁behind ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁stage ▁names ▁Fl at ula ▁Lee ▁Roth ▁and ▁Re ver end ▁El v ister ▁Sh anks ley ▁respectively . ▁The ▁du o ▁rec ru ited ▁guitar ist ▁Tim ▁Car roll ▁( Rich ard ▁Sk id mark ) ▁and ▁recorded ▁the ▁album ▁Loc os ▁por ▁el ▁Sex o ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Represent ing ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁musical ▁direction ▁for ▁the ▁band , ▁the ▁album ▁featured ▁more ▁tight ly ▁struct ured ▁music ▁that ▁emphas ized ▁mel ody ▁was ▁less ▁sat ir ical ▁and ▁more ▁serious . ▁Sp in ▁described ▁them ▁as ▁sound ing ▁like ▁a ▁cross ▁between ▁F