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 ==== Early Versions: 1978 - 1979 ====
-Undercover (and [[The Lifesavers]]) formed out of members that came from two earlier bands, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Both bands started in 1978. They were described by John J. Thompson as “edgier than Larry Norman and Love Song.” Jim Nicholson and [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] had been best friends since high school and were member of [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Chris Wimber was in [[Boaz]] before forming [[The Lifesavors]]. Both [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]] had line-ups that were changing and intermixing. By 1979, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], and Dave Hackbarth while [[Boaz]] was Chris Wimber, Danny Pavlis, Ray Hersom and [[Ric Alba]] (among a few others). [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was also noted as having a demo tape, but it is unknown if [[Boaz]] ever recorded.
+Undercover (and [[The Lifesavers]]) formed out of members that came from two earlier bands, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Both bands started in 1978. They were described by John J. Thompson as “edgier than Larry Norman and Love Song.” According to [[Ojo|Joey Taylor]], [[Boaz]] was more rock and [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was more progressive. [[Boaz]] then decided to venture into punk and new wave and [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] followed.
+Jim Nicholson and [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] had been best friends since high school and were members of [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Chris Wimber was in [[Boaz]] before forming [[The Lifesavors]]. Both [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]] had line-ups that were changing and intermixing. By 1979, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], and Dave Hackbarth while [[Boaz]] was Chris Wimber, Danny Pavlis, Ray Hersom and [[Ric Alba]] (among a few others). [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was also noted as having a demo tape, but it is unknown if [[Boaz]] ever recorded. Chris Wimber and Ray Hersom formed [[The Lifesavors]].
 Gary Wilson tells what he remembers of [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] in the book //God's Not Dead (And Neither Are We)//. As of 1979, Jim Nicolson and [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] were both in the band, and they had a tape that Wilson liked. They were eventually able to convinced Wilson to join on drums. About 4-6 weeks after he joined, the band split up.
-Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], Danny Pavlis (drums), and [[Ric Alba]] (bass) started [[Undercover]]. [[Undercover]] started rehearsing in a greenhouse owned by Danny's parents. Chris Wimber and Ray Hersom formed [[The Lifesavors]].
 [[Ric Alba]] had this to say about the two bands:
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 ==== Early Years of Undercover ====
+Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], Danny Pavlis (drums), and [[Ric Alba]] (bass) started [[Undercover]] in about 1979 or 1980. The band decided they needed a real lead singer, so they put an ad in their church bulletin. After auditioning a number of singers, Bill Walden answered the ad and he completed the lineup. [[Undercover]] started rehearsing in a greenhouse owned by Danny's parents.
 After a couple of months of practice, Undercover had their first concert along with The [[Lifesavors]] (also their first concert) and another group, [[The Chosen Ones]] (which consisted of Chris Pavlis (Danny's brother) and Brian Doidge (who would later join [[The Lifesavors]])). The concert was at a roller skating rink in Yorba Linda sometime late in 1980. In early 1981 after many more concerts, both Undercover and [[The Lifesavors]] caught the attention of The [[Ministry Resource Center]] (MRC) and were invited to do custom albums. Undercover recorded at a warehouse and live at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.