At what was arguably the peak of the NWOBHM movement (March 1980), the band Gaskin, formerly known as Spectre, was born.  The trio consisted of Paul Gaskin on guitars and vocals, Dave Norman on drums and Stef Prokopczuk on bass.   As was the practice at the time, Gaskin produced a 4 track demo in April of 1980 (recorded in the lightning quick time of 8 hours!).  Again following the NWOBHM playbook, they released a single (I'm No Fool) in 1981, followed by their debut album "'End Of The World' later that same year.  At this point in time the band had gained the attention of the legendary DJ Neal Kaye, who advised the band that they should "get themselves a frontman on the vocals to free up Paul Gaskin for guitar duties only".  According to Paul Gaskin, "I wanted to be a classic three-piece with a Rush tilt, insomuch as I wanted to expand as musicians, and not be a 'cock-rock' band."  Nevertheless, the band decided (unwisely it turned out) to heed Kaye's advice and hire a lead singer.  Among those auditioned was Steve Mills, from the band Trespass.  In fact, Gaskin actually played one gig with him as the frontman.  Ultimately, Mick Clarke won the job in or around August of 1981.  Unfortunately, that hiring was most likely the cause of the band's demise.  He favored a more American, melodic rock sound, a la Journey, Foreigner or Boston.  As a result he immediately started trying to steer the band away from its HM roots, which resulted in a clear division in the band.   Towards the end of 1981 another four-track demo was recorded.  Paul Gaskin stated in an interview, "When we went to make that demo for the second album, it was clear it would never work out. We did two of my songs, and two of Mick's".  The result?   Mick Clarke took his demo tracks, and bassist  Stef Prokopczuk , and formed his own band, Ace Lane.  Unfortunately, that left Gaskin back at square one.  In the end they hired a new bassist named Baggy (real name Mark Carlos Imonts Lagzdins) and his buddy, vocalist Brendan Spencer.   No Way Out and its single 'Mony Mony' appeared in August 1982.  Unfortunately, Spencer was also a fan of the wimpier, more commercial Ace Lane sound, which clearly was evident in the second LP.