Considered by many to be the one of best guitar band, Australian band The Church continues to enchant listeners with their unmistakeable sound. The early beginnings of The Church saw bassist/singer Steve Kilbey at the age of 17 joining a cabaret band to make some money but he soon got kicked out. He then got involved in a Glam Rock band called ‘Precious Little’ with Peter Koppes on drums. They first met  in 1973 when the bands they were in got double-booked at a rehearsal studio. In 1978 he was involved in another Canberra band called ‘Baby Grand’ which got some demo time from EMI. EMI didn’t sign them. Steve decided to buy a 4-track recorder and he dissapeared for a couple of years to write songs. He played some of the songs to Peter, who saw potential. They teamed up with Nick Ward on drums  and performed as a three piece. Liverpool born Marty Willson-Piper soon joined on guitars and the band took the "The Church". Allegedly, the name was chosen largely because it was unclaimed, but later allusions to the band's spiritual interests by Kilbey hint that it was less coincidental. At the time, only Koppes was a fully-proficient musician. Kilbey was an erratic bass player. Marty was still searching to find his style on guitar.

The band recorded a four song demo which they were able to send the tape to Australian record label, ATV Northern.  Publisher Chris Gilbey took interest in a song called "Chrome Injury" particularly. He heard  it being played in the next room to Don Bruner, his Professional Manager. Chris had recently formed a record production company in association with EMI Records in Australia and had resurrected the Parlophone label as his label. Chris went to a rehearsal of the band and subsequently helped shape the band's sound by buying Marty Willson-Piper a 12 string Rickenbacker guitar, and by equipping Peter Koppes with an Echolette tape delay. These helped bring out the musical direction of the two guitarists in the band complementing the vocal and bass style of Steve Kilbey. The band's soon signed their first record contract with EMI Parlophone. Only "Chrome Injury" of the four songs on the demo was later included in their first official release.