Conversation so far:
What happened in the early years for Meat Beat Manifesto?
Dangers and Stephens had formed the English pop group Perennial Divide in 1986 with Paul Freeguard and released the first few Meat Beat Manifesto singles as a side project.
Did Perennial Divide release any albums prior to forming Meat Beat Manifesto?
Perennial Divide released Purge in 1986.

Question: Was Meat Beat successful?
Self-contained rewrite: Was the band Meat Beat Manifesto successful?