They had a jacket designed, and 3,500 vinyl discs pressed from the Queensryche tape. That's a considerable risk for a fledgling record label, but the Harrises, armed with their considerable retail knowledge, knew they were on to something hot. But no one expected the rapid-fire chain of events that were about to occur. In May 1983, when the discs were pressed, they signed a contract with a New York distribution outfit to ship the record overseas. Meanwhile, they were walking the album around to the local rock stations.
Radio stations receive lots of unsolicited material, from local and national concerns.
Most is ignored. This time was different. Jim Robertson, music director at KZOK, was impressed. He had already heard the tape and had seen the band in rehearsal. He liked their professional presentation, and unusually melodic writing.