The Sound formed in South London in 1979, shortly after a band called the Outsiders dissolved. It isnt a very well-distributed fact, but the Outsiders 1977 LP Calling on Youth was the first self-released British punk LP, issued roughly four months after Buzzcocks infamous Spiral Scratch 7. Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Adrian Borland led the Outsiders though a couple of other releases, but the band sputtered out three years after their 1976 formation.