ɪt wʌz pˈeɪd ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ɐdvˈæns ˈɛvɚ pˈeɪd tʊ ɐn ɔːstɹˈeɪliənbˈeɪst bˈænd, bˌʌt ˈæftɚ ðə bˈænd hæd kəmplˈiːɾᵻd wˈʌn ˈælbəm, ˈeɪɐnd ˈɛm wʌz sˈoʊld tə fˈɑːnəɡɹˌæm.
It was paid the largest advance ever paid to an Australian-based band, but after the band had completed one album, A&M was sold to Phonogram.