The band’s first proper gig was at the Swan pub in Kingston in July

The band’s first proper gig was at the Swan pub in Kingston in July 1982 with the band Riot/Clone. The two bands starting working together regularly, leading to the first official Lost Cherrees single release, “No Fighting, No War, No Trouble, No More” on Riot/Clone’s label in late 1983. John Peel became an unexpected supporter of the song, and it reached number 27 on the UK Independent Singles chart. Their next single, “A Man’s Duty, A Woman’s Place,” from a five-track EP of the same title, was released in 1984 and reached number 8 on the UK Independent Singles chart.