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===''We Care a Lot'' and ''Introduce Yourself'' (1985–1988)=== [[File:Chuck Mosley.jpg|thumb|Faith No More's singer from 1984 to 1988, [[Chuck Mosley]] (photo from 2016)]] After the name change, the band initially started recording ''We Care a Lot'' without backing from a record label and, after pooling their money, recorded five songs. This gained the attention of Ruth Schwartz, who was then forming the independent label [[Mordam Records]], under which the band, after getting the necessary financial support, finished and released the album. It was the first official release for both the band and the label.<ref name=reflex25>{{cite web|url=http://negele.org/db/index.php3?band=2&year=1992&month=6&id=980 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710145546/http://negele.org/db/index.php3?band=2&year=1992&month=6&id=980 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |title=Faith No More: Angel Dust in the wind |access-date=June 15, 2008 |first=Jem |last=Aswad |date=June 1992 |work=Issue 25 |publisher=Reflex Magazine }}</ref> In late 1986, Faith No More was signed to [[Los Angeles]] label [[Slash Records]] by Anna Statman.<ref name="iyfollowers">{{cite web|url=http://www.faithnomorefollowers.com/2015/03/how-about-another-great-article-from.html|title=FAITH NO MORE BAND OF THE YEAR 1990|website=Faithnomorefollowers.com|date=March 7, 2015 |access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref> The label had recently been sold to the [[Warner Music Group]] subsidiary [[London Records]], ensuring a widespread release for the band's following albums. ''[[Introduce Yourself]]'' was released in April 1987, and a revamped version of their debut album's title track "[[We Care a Lot (song)|We Care a Lot]]" saw minor success on MTV. Mosley's behaviour had started to become increasingly erratic, particularly during a troubled tour of Europe in 1988. Incidents include him allegedly punching Billy Gould on stage,<ref name="tr"/> the release party for the album ''Introduce Yourself''—during which he fell asleep on stage—and one of Mosley's roadies getting into a fistfight with Martin during the European tour.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fnm.com/bio.shtml| title=Faith No More BIOGRAPHY| access-date=November 5, 2011}}</ref><ref name="tr">{{cite web|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2014-04-22/faith-no-more-the-real-story|title=Faith No More: The Real Story|date=April 22, 2014|work=teamrock.com|access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> Mosley was eventually fired after the band returned home from Europe. Gould reflected, "There was a certain point when I went to rehearsal, and Chuck wanted to do all acoustic guitar songs. It was just so far off the mark. The upshot was that I got up, walked out and quit the band. I just said: 'I'm done—I can't take this any longer. It's just so ridiculous'. The same day, I talked to Bordin, and he said: 'Well, I still want to play with you'. Bottum did the same thing. It was another one of these 'firing somebody without firing them' scenarios."<ref name="tr"/>
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