▁decided ▁to ▁work ▁together ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁out fit . ▁They ▁rec ru ited ▁drum mer ▁Jerry ▁Sh ir ley , ▁formerly ▁of ▁Hum ble ▁Pie , ▁and ▁the ▁then - unknown ▁vocal ist ▁Dave ▁King . ▁They ▁took ▁their ▁name ▁from ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ' ▁names . ▁However , ▁Way ▁then ▁discovered ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁escape ▁from ▁his ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁Ch rys alis ▁Records ▁and ▁then ▁received ▁a ▁tempt ing ▁offer ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁O z zy ▁Os bourne , ▁so ▁he ▁abandoned ▁the ▁project ▁without ▁ever ▁playing ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁record . ▁Br ing ing ▁in ▁session ▁bass ist ▁M ick ▁Fe at , ▁the ▁band ▁then ▁recorded ▁their ▁debut ▁album , ▁Fast way ▁( 1 9 8 3 ) ▁( Fe at ▁was ▁un cred ited ▁on ▁the ▁album ). ▁ ▁After ▁critical ▁and ▁commercial ▁success , ▁the ▁band ▁tou red ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁album ▁( with ▁one - time ▁Fix x ▁bass ist ▁Alf ie ▁Ag ius ▁as ▁their ▁session ▁bass ▁player ). ▁The ▁band ▁then ▁rec ru ited ▁Richard ▁McC ra cken , ▁formerly ▁of ▁T aste , ▁as ▁" per man ent " ▁bass ist , ▁and ▁released ▁another ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁All ▁F ired ▁Up ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁After ▁the ▁hard ships ▁of ▁tour ing , ▁Sh ir ley ▁and ▁McC ra cken ▁subsequently ▁left . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Clar ke ▁and ▁King ▁reform ed ▁Fast way ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁line -