Catatonia formed in Wales in 1992 after Mark Roberts met Cerys Matthews. The first major lineup featured Dafydd Ieuan on drums, Paul Jones on bass, and Clancy Pegg on keyboards. With this line-up the band recorded two EPs, ‘For Tinkerbell’ and ‘Hooked’.
Pegg was fired prior to work on their first studio album, Way Beyond Blue, and during the recording of the album, Ieuan was replaced by Aled Richards. During the live promotional appearances for the album the band was joined by guitarist Owen Powell. This line-up lasted until the band’s dissolution in 2001.