Models formed in
Melbourne in 1978 by members from
Teenage Radio Stars and JAM, after some line-up changes they were Andrew Duffield on keyboards, Mark Ferrie on bass guitar, Janis Friedenfelds (a.k.a. Johnny Crash) on drums and percussion, and
Sean Kelly on vocals and lead guitar. By 1982, more line-up changes occurred, Ferrie and Friedenfelds had left and
James Freud (ex-Teenage Radio Stars, James Freud & Berlin) joined on bass guitar and vocals. Models' next single, "Big on Love" was produced by
Reggie Lucas. By late 1984, Models relocated to Sydney and Duffield – with his crucial influence on the band's sound – was forced out under acrimonious circumstances to be replaced by
Roger Mason (ex- James Freud's Berlin) on keyboards and
James Valentine on saxophone. In early 1985, Models recorded more material for their next album,
Out Of Mind Out Of Sight, produced by
Mark Opitz, Reggie Lucas and Nick Launay. Models then went on a national tour with I'm Talking in July. The band released their most commercially successful album,
Out Of Mind Out Of Sight in August on Mushroom Records, which peaked at No. 3 on the
Kent Music Report album charts. who was now writing or co-writing most of the Models' songs, The band toured the US in November, supporting
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Later that year, Models travelled to United Kingdom to record their next album, ''
Models' Media'', with Julian Mendelsohn and Mark Opitz, at
Trevor Horn's state-of-the-art SARM West Studios in London. ==Song meaning==