Claim: Formed in 1985 by Mick Turner with Jim White on drums, Venom P. Stinger's first album was called Meet My Friend Venom.
Evidence: Venom P. Stinger's debut album, Meet My Friend Venom, appeared in January 1987 via No Master's Voice. Venom P. Stinger were formed in Melbourne in 1985 by Dugald Mackenzie on lead vocals (ex-Sick Things, Brainshack), Alan Secher-Jensen on bass guitar (ex-Brainshack, Beachnuts), Mick Turner on guitar (ex-Sick Things, Fungus Brains, Moodists), and Jim White on drums (ex-People with Chairs Up Their Noses, Feral Dinosaurs).