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Notorious bass player PETE WAY, one of the true great characters and noted songwriters of the British rock scene, split from UFO in 1982 following disillusionment with UFO's supposed more commercial direction on the 'Mechanix' album. Way almost immediately formed FASTWAY with erstwhile MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Eddie Clarke but prior to any recording the bassist, forced out of the project by threats of legal action from his record company, bailed out to join OZZY OSBOURNE's touring band for British dates in 1982. Upon completion of OZZY OSBOURNE shows the errant bassist got together a new band project. The aptly named WAYSTED was founded with new hot shot guitarist Ronnie Kayfield, formerly with HEARTBREAKERS, former UFO colleague Paul Raymond on keyboards, Scottish ex-FLYING SQUAD vocalist Fin (real name Ian Muir) and ex-STAMPEDE, WILD HORSES and DEF LEPPARD drummer Frank Noon.

Chrysalis Records, who had earlier exercised a contract option on Way nixing him from the FASTWAY venture, took the project on. The debut 1983 album 'Vices' was produced by Mick Glossop who ironically earlier in the year had produced UFO's 'Making Contact'. It proved Way's desire to rock harder than the UFO he had departed was as true as his word with an extremely heavy album, high on guitar content and all topped with Fin's gravel edged raucous vocals. 'Vices' would close out with a rumbustious cover of JEFFERSON AIRPLANE's 'Somebody To Love'. Just prior to the band's support slot to the MÖTLEY CRÜE and OZZY OSBOURNE tour package in North America guitarist Barry Benadetta was added. Line up problems duly ensued and by the end of the American tour both Benadetta and Kayfield were out. ...