▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Phill ips ▁currently ▁plays ▁for ▁St y x . ▁ ▁Origin ▁and ▁name ▁Found ing ▁member ▁Mike ▁Cor by ▁places ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁at ▁Sm alls ▁C afé ▁on ▁the ▁Ful ham ▁Road ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁during ▁a ▁chance ▁meeting ▁with ▁Ad rian ▁Mill ar . ▁An ▁agreement ▁was ▁signed ▁between ▁Cor by ▁and ▁Mill ar ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁aud itions ▁were ▁held ▁to ▁fill ▁out ▁the ▁remaining ▁members . ▁ ▁Tony ▁Bro ck ▁was ▁already ▁an ▁established ▁rock ▁drum mer , ▁playing ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁Str ider . ▁Fin an cial ▁difficulties ▁with ▁Str ider , ▁and ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁group ▁with ▁sound ▁financial ▁backing , ▁made ▁him ▁decide ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁chance ▁with ▁this ▁group ▁instead . ▁The ▁last ▁member ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁line - up ▁was ▁W ally ▁Sto cker . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁band ▁purchased ▁a ▁ 2 4 ▁track ▁mobile ▁unit ▁with ▁which ▁to ▁record ▁their ▁music . ▁They ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁ran ch ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ib u ▁mountains ▁and ▁laid ▁down ▁the ▁tracks ▁in ▁six ▁weeks . ▁However , ▁the ▁record ▁sle e ve ▁says ▁it ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁the ▁famous ▁Sound ▁City ▁in ▁Southern ▁California . ▁The ▁influ ences ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁came ▁about ▁from ▁their ▁first ▁year ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁the ▁culture ▁shock ▁of ▁their