ðə ɡɹˈuːp sˈaɪnd tʊ ᵻlˈɛktɹə ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ænd ɹᵻlˈiːst ðɛɹ fˈɜːst mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈeɪbəl ˈælbəm, pɹˈɛzənt tˈɛns, ðæt sɛptˈɛmbɚ.
The group signed to Elektra in April 1979 and released their first major label album, Present Tense, that September.