Added drummer and bassist

Peter Ashworth , then known as Triash and later to become a noted photographer, became the The’s drummer in 1980, and Tom Johnston (also managing the The at this point and later to become a cartoonist for the Evening Standard , Daily Mirror and The Sun newspapers) was added on bass. Although both Ashworth and Johnston were credited with appearing on the The’s debut single (“Controversial Subject”/”Black and White”) on 4AD Records , neither actually played on the recordings , which were produced by Wire members Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis . All instruments were played by Johnson and Laws. Johnston and Ashworth soon dropped out of the The and returned to their respective day jobs. As a duo (Johnson and Laws), the The began performing concerts with Wire, Cabaret Voltaire , DAF , This Heat , the Birthday Party and Scritti Politti.