The band's first lineup was Craig Wedren (vocals and guitar), Chris Matthews (guitar), Stuart Hill (bass) and Mike Russell (drums). In this incarnation, the band released one song on the Fetal Records compilation F-R-5 in 1987 ("Too little, too late"), two singles and one album ("Curse, Spells, Voodoo, Mooses", 1989) before being signed by the Dischord label. Three albums were then released ("Ten-Spot", 1990, "Funeral at the Movies", 1991, and "Get Your Goat", 1992), before the band gained greater exposure by touring with Fugazi and the Smashing Pumpkins; with their May 7, 1992 show in Albig, Germany being released by Tobby Holzinger as Your Choice Live Series Vol.21.