The band's early line-up included singer
Mark Shaw, bassist Jasper Stainthorpe, drummer Steve Wren, and guitarist Scott Taylor. The band played at The Limelight Club in
New York in 1983 and signed to
London Records in 1984. The single "The Big Sweep" was recorded for London but they objected to the lyrical subject matter (an anti-
Robert Maxwell/
Rupert Murdoch statement). It was initially released by the track's producer
Martin Rushent on his own Immaculate label in 1985 and later as a limited edition by London Records along with the new song "Fault". followed by
The Big Area in 1989 that went
gold and reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart. Released in 1988, ahead of the group's second album, "
Big Area" achieved their greatest chart success, peaking at number 13 in the
UK Singles Chart. with Mark Shaw leaving the band to pursue a solo career. He released his only studio album,
Almost, for
EMI in 1991. It was produced by guitarist
Andy Taylor and included two singles, "Love So Bright" and "Under Your Spell". In 1998, Shaw re-activated Then Jerico, writing the material for
Orgasmaphobia, a self-financed album released on
Eagle Rock. The album was co-produced by Mark Shaw and Andy Taylor with collaborations from Taylor,
Simple Minds' keyboard player
Mick MacNeil and author
Iain Banks. It contained a new song, "Step into the Light". A 'Reprise Tour' was launched for 2013 to promote the release of the
Reprise compilation album and at the Let's Rock Bristol festivals. In February 2014, the 'original' Then Jerico discontinued; however, lead singer
Mark Shaw continued, as he vowed to do, with a new line-up to fulfill Let's Rock festival dates in May, June and July that year. In 2015, Shaw played club shows prior to a performance at "Let's Rock London", on Clapham Common, London, on 16 July 2016. Mark Shaw has also worked intermittently with singer
Tony Hadley and the SAS Band. On 27 April 2020, guitarist Scott Taylor died at the age of 58 from a
brain tumour. ==Band members==