ete ▁Warren ▁on ▁gu it ars , ▁Po ole ▁on ▁bass ▁and ▁M ick ▁Ro ope ▁on ▁drums . ▁On ▁leaving ▁school ▁they ▁separated , ▁but ▁reun ited ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁formed ▁an ▁ac oust ic ▁du o , ▁playing ▁original ▁numbers ▁between ▁covers ▁of ▁songs ▁by ▁Bob ▁D yl an , ▁The ▁Beat les ▁and ▁The ▁By rd s ▁ ▁They ▁became ▁an ▁electric ▁du o ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁and ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁Star ry ▁E yed ▁and ▁L aug hing , ▁from ▁a ▁line ▁in ▁D yl an ' s ▁song ▁" Ch imes ▁of ▁Fre edom ", ▁which ▁they ▁regularly ▁performed . ▁They ▁recorded ▁some ▁songs ▁at ▁a ▁studio ▁owned ▁by ▁Steve ▁Hall , ▁who ▁joined ▁on ▁bass , ▁and ▁then ▁rec ru ited ▁drum mer ▁Nick ▁Brown . ▁They ▁became ▁early ▁perform ers ▁on ▁the ▁London ▁pub ▁rock ▁circuit , ▁before ▁Hall ▁left ▁and ▁I ain ▁Whit more , ▁who ' d ▁been ▁in ▁P atch es ▁with ▁Leo ▁S ayer , ▁took ▁over ▁on ▁bass . ▁They ▁appeared ▁at ▁Z ig Z ag ▁Magazine ' s ▁fifth ▁anni versary ▁concert ▁at ▁The ▁Round house ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁which ▁was ▁recorded , ▁but ▁not ▁released ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Brown ▁left ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Michael ▁W ack ford ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁being ▁signed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁by ▁CBS ▁Records , ▁who ▁released ▁a ▁single ▁"