▁Form ed ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁by ▁Luke ▁Morgan ▁and ▁Chris ▁Fin ch ▁who ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design . ▁The ▁name ▁The ▁High lin ers ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁M k 2 ▁Ford ▁Cons uls ▁and ▁Ze phy rs ▁they ▁owned . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Luke ▁Morgan , ▁Chris ▁Fin ch , ▁Ke v ▁“ St retch ” ▁Fe en ey ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Tim ▁Pot ter ▁took ▁a ▁p ink ▁split ▁screen ▁V W ▁bus ▁to ▁France ▁for ▁a ▁ 3 - month ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁Riv iera . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁several ▁drum mers ▁later ▁Roy ▁Williams ▁of ▁N erv ous ▁Records ▁introduced ▁G inger ▁M ead ham ▁from ▁The ▁M ete ors , ▁Rico ch ets ▁and ▁Gu ana ▁B atz ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁this ▁four ▁piece ▁had ▁a ▁TV ▁res iden cy ▁on ▁the ▁channel ▁ 4 ▁show ▁Com edy ▁W ave ▁L ength ▁with ▁Paul ▁M erton ▁and ▁Jos ie ▁Lawrence ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁Ben ▁Bla k eman ▁of ▁The ▁Co ct eau ▁Tw ins ▁on ▁lead ▁guitar ▁and ▁regularly ▁to pped ▁the ▁bill ▁at ▁John ▁Cur d ’ s ▁legend ary ▁psych ob illy ▁club , ▁the ▁“ K lub ▁Foot ” ▁in ▁Hamm ers m ith ▁where ▁the ▁p ink ▁van ▁became ▁a ▁land mark . ▁Here ▁they ▁were ▁recorded ▁live ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 1 6 th ▁Jan ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁for ▁the