The following year saw the first official cassette release of "Erpsongs", which originally did not have track titles. This was possibly due to the album being a collection of songs recorded over three years. The next release, "Tantric Obstacles", was released the same year and was intended to be more of an album. These early recordings were sometimes consisting solely of Ed Wynne playing the guitars, bass, and synths. All were recorded on a TEAC 4-track reel-to-reel at their attic studio in Rushmere, a converted farmhouse on Wimbledon Common in London. Some tracks on the cassette albums are performed with a drum machine, due to the studio lacking the necessary soundproofing. As a result of two official releases, the band's popularity began to rise. This led to fans sending in blank cassettes with the intent of them being filled with live or unreleased music. The Ozrics obliged. Eventually, the demand became too much for an independent band to manage. This resulted in the third release, "Live Ethereal Cereal", being a live compilation album of concerts between 1985 and 1986.