Their second album, Immigrant, was released in mid-1985. In 1984, the group recorded a John Peel radio session for the BBC and toured U.K. The band released two more singles "Screaming for Emmalene" in 1983 before Promise peaked at number 8 in the UK Indie Chart. As well as recording with John Cale (Velvet Underground) in New York in 1984. This line-up went on to perform some 100 gigs and recorded the first album Promise, along with their first John Peel session and the B-side "Stephen". Regan left the band within a year to form All About Eve, leaving Ian Hudson briefly playing bass and Albie DeLuca being the guitar player until Stephen Marshall joined. The band then added keyboardist Jean-Marc Lederman. In May 1982, the label released Gene Loves Jezebel's demo and single, "Shaving My Neck". Gene Loves Jezebel underwent numerous line-up changes between 1981-1985. With a new home, and shortly afterwards, the new name, the trio with bassist Julianne Regan (later of All About Eve) and drummer James Chater (later replaced by John Murphy (The Associates and Richard Hawkins), played several live shows and were signed by Situation Two. The Astons grew up in Cornelly, and later Porthcawl Wales, and moved to London in 1981. Originally called Slav Aryan, Gene Loves Jezebel was formed in 1980 with the Aston brothers, guitarist Ian Hudson, bassist Stephen Davis, and drummer Snowy White.
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