First formed in 1982 with Nikki Sudden, Dave Kusworth, Epic Soundtracks, and Mark Lemon. First gig was at the Royal George on May 21, 1982 and last gig was on January 2, 1986.

Band disbanded in 1988 when Nikki Sudden and Dave Kusworth went separate ways, only to reunite again with Jacobites name in 1993, when Mammoth Records re-released their first two albums on CD to U.S. market.

Band continued to record up to Nikki Sudden's death in 2006.