Originally a four piece rock band by 1981 The Optics became a three piece band with brothers Leslie (guitar) and Sandy (drums) Glass plus Gerry Boyle (bass). They were regularly seen on stage mid week in the Burns Howff in Glasgow City Centre. Other gigs at the time included Strathclyde Students Union as well as Glasgow University. For four brief years they managed to play almost 100 gigs in and around Glasgow.