▁the ▁band ▁recorded ▁a ▁radio ▁session ▁for ▁Jan ice ▁Long . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁their ▁W r ith ing ▁On ▁The ▁Sh ag p ile ▁EP ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁ind ie ▁charts . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁on ▁their ▁third ▁visit ▁to ▁main land ▁Europe , ▁the ▁band ▁were ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁label ▁Ant ler ▁Records , ▁who ▁released ▁a ▁compilation ▁album , ▁Be er ▁B ott le ▁and ▁B ann ister ▁Sym phon ies , ▁and ▁ 1 2 " ▁single , ▁" The ▁Fun ▁Has ▁Ar riv ed ". ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁D ent ists ▁were ▁the ▁main ▁att raction ▁in ▁the ▁Med way ▁B ands ' ▁Cooper ative ▁( the ir ▁closest ▁riv als ▁being ▁The ▁Cla im ). ▁The ▁co oper ative ▁was ▁chief ly ▁run ▁by ▁Andy ▁Web ber ▁of ▁The ▁Hy ac inth ▁Girls ▁and ▁would ▁organ ise ▁both ▁small ▁gig s ▁and ▁multi - act ▁show cases ▁( including ▁the ▁' B lab ber ▁Club ' ▁at ▁Church ill ' s ▁in ▁Ch ath am ), ▁featuring ▁up - and - coming ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁D run ken ▁Pop es , ▁The ▁St ro ok as ▁and ▁Power ▁in ▁Mot ion . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁The ▁D ent ists ▁head lined ▁a ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁George ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Ch ath am ▁which ▁featured ▁all ▁ 2 3 ▁acts . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁relatively ▁quiet ▁period