 The political and ideological canvass for Folk Devils was the miners strike, Thatcher's Britain, mass unemployment and the flooding of Britain's streets with heroin and despair.Both Mark and Ray Gange were to become deeply, almost fatally, involved in the early 80s drug scene.Initially managed by Ray Gange, star of The Clash's film "Rude Boy", the Folk Devils first single "Hank Turns Blue" recorded for £180 (allegedly the bands combined dole money) and released on the label Ganges Records and distributed through Rough Trade resided at number three in the indie charts for six weeks being kept off the top spot only by New Order and Depeche Mode.