Dalton compiled a sampler album, "Slice Two" (November 1992), by various artists on his label, which included an early Sidewinder track, "Last Time". On 12 February 1993 the group issued their debut five-track extended play, "T Star" – the title refers to "an obscure brand of dodgy runners". "The Canberra Times" Steven Corby described their sonation as "grungy guitar pop, a definition Martin agrees with. It's not pop and it's not metal and the experimental move of adding a viola player to their line-up has given their sound a thickness that is its most original factor."