Effective period / Period of releases: 1976

Members: Douglas Kean (2), Steve Hannigan, Jonnie Moir, Colin Paterson (2)

Frenzy were originally formed in 1973 by Tommy Peebles in Clydebank,West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, where they all went to Clydebank High School and were initially a pop cover band.
One of their original songs, 'Poser', was heard by London record boss, Dick James. He signed them to his DJM label and in late 1975 'Poser' / 'Things You Do To Me' reached number #65 in the UK charts. In early 1976 a follow-up single 'Lady of Spain' was recorded at DJM in Oxford Street, London. Frenzy were not happy about the very poppy direction Dick James was pushing them in and as a result the second single was not released and the band's style was now following the emerging New Wave.
With no management or label they toured extensively until 1978 when a major line–up change forced Moir and Paterson to rename the new line-up 'The Models'.