 Paul Maxwell (lead vocal)
Paul McIlwaine (guitars)
Brian Rawson (guitars, backing vocals)
Howard Ingram (bass guitar, backing vocal and occasional lead vocal)
Nigel Hamilton (drums)

Their first single was issued on Terry Hooley's Belfast punk record label, Good Vibrations.Drummer/manager, Nigel Hamilton, along with his partner, Elizabeth McCann, organised a tour for the Good Vibrations label, which took other leading punk bands Rudi and The Outcasts on tour with the Tearjerkers all over Northern Ireland.The Tearjerkers were offered a recording contract with Phonogram's Back Door label, and issued their second single, "Murder Mystery" produced by John Astley (producer of The Who and Pete Townshend's then brother in law) and Phil Chapman.