The band made their first recordings available in late 1979 via the SF Underground 7"" compilation series released through Steve Tupper's newly-formed Subterranean Records. In 1981, a 7"" comprising ""Love Canal/Ha Ha Ha"" followed, and the original lineup made two full-length studio albums on Subterranean, 1982's Generic and a 1984 followup Gone Fishin'. Flipper's music was very shambolic and noisy, and often considered ""slow"" for a punk band of the time.