Their roster now firmly in place, the Reptiles quickly earned considerable media attention on the strength of their wildly unpredictable live gigs -- they were tossed out of a school dance after only one song, and while playing to a packed house at an area club, Planet emptied the venue's garbage bags all over the crowd. Most notoriously, an appearance in Wellington was canceled when a posse was organized to run the band out of town. Finally, in late 1977, the Reptiles set about making a record, signing to Polygram and soon releasing the first-ever New Zealand 12", a four-track EP led off by the song "Megaton." Hillman quit in early 1978, and was replaced by bassist Tony Baldock; in June the band returned to the studio, recording its second single, "Saturday Night Stay at Home." Not only did Split Enz's Phil Judd agree to produce the record, but he also sat in on guitar in place of the newly departed Planet. Shortly following the session, Zero temporarily exited to tour with Gary Glitter; the Reptiles did not play again until October, appearing live in the theater foyer at the premiere of the punk documentary Angel Mine. The show proved to be their swan song, although much of the lineup soon reunited in the Judd-led Swingers.