This is from a book called "Movers and Shakers" published by Billboard magazine.
 
 
THE ART OF NOISE
 
Anne Dudley (keyboards)
J.J. Jeczalik (keyboards and programmer)
Gary Langan (engineer)
 
1984 Jan   Having met through their individual work as part of Trevor Horn's
           early 1980's production team (creators of hits for ABC, Dollar,
	   Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Malcolm McLaren), the original three
	   members, all noted arrangers and producers in their own right, first
	   get together after working on a strenuous session with Yes.  The
	   initial idea (consistently adhered to) is to release original sound,
	   normally instrumental-only, in a faceless, almost group-less guise.
	   The name, coined by ZTT Records' Paul Morley, comes from an Italian
	   futurist manifesto.
 
     Apr   First release "Beat Box" reaches US #101, but is a US dance floor
	   favorite, and released on Island, climbs to #10 on R&B chart.
 
     Aug   "Close (To The Edit)" stalls at US #102, but again does well on the
	   R&B chart (#23) ad climbs to US #4 on the dance chart.
 
     Nov   LP "(Who's Afraid Of) The Art of Noise", released on Horne's [sic]
	   ZTT label, reaches UK #27.
 
1985 Jan   First UK hit single is "Close (To The Edit)", an original, quirky
	   non-vocal, which makes #8.
 
     Apr   "Moments In Love / Beat Box" reaches UK #51 (the former later used by
	   Madonna at her wedding to Sean Penn).
 
     Aug   LP "(Who's Afraid Of) The Art of Noise" makes US #85.
 
     Nov   "Legs", on the new China label in UK, makes #69.
 
1986 Mar   A collaboration with Duane Eddy, on an update of his 1959 classic
	   "Peter Gunn", puts them back in the UK top 10 at #8.
 
     June  "Peter Gunn" reaches US #50.  (It will later win a Grammy award as
	   Best Rock Instrumental of 1986.)  LP "In Visible Silence" reaches UK
	   #78, and includes offbeat collaboration with TV character Max
	   Headroom on "Paranoimia".  Extracted as a single, it makes UK #12.
	   Its success leads to the group's creation of the theme for Headroom's
	   second UK TV series, and then to involvement with UK TV theme work
	   ("Krypton Factor 2" and "The Return of Sherlock Holmes") and
	   commercials for lager, aftershave and hair cream.
 
     July  The bands' first-ever live concerts take place in Japan, US and (one
	   date) UK.  All are sold out.
 
1987 Jan   "Legacy" is released in UK, without charting.
 
     July  ZTT Records issues a compilation LP of early material, entitle
	   "Daft", which fails to chart.
 
     Oct   Third LP "In No Sense?  Nonsense!" reaches UK #55 (without Langan,
	   who subsequently becomes a floating group membe).
 
     Nov   The band completes work on theme music for Dan Aykroyd's film
	   "Dragnet", to be included on the soundtrack LP and released as a UK
	   and US single.
 
1988 Feb   Work is completed on a soundtrack contribution to the Fat Boys' film
	   "Disorderlies".
 
     Mar   "Dragnet '88" reaches UK #94, issued to coincide with the movie's UK
	   release.  (Individually, the band members' careers also blossom.
	   Dudley's successes as producer/writer/arranger/player include hits by
	   Lloyd Cole, Rush, Boy George, K.D. Lang, McCartney, A-Ha, New Edition
	   and Five Star; Jeczalik's production and mixing credits include The
	   Pet Shop Boys, Godley & Creme and McCartney; Langan's talents are on
	   hand for Spandau Ballet, ABC, Billy Idol, Public Image Ltd, and many
	   others.)