He invited Ruan O’Lochlainn, Deke O’Brien and Mick Molloy to see Eggs over Easy [1] and they formed a band with American drummer Bob "Cee" Siebenberg, who would later rise to fame in Supertramp.
Drummer Fran Byrne, guitarist Rod Demick (ex Screaming Lord Sutch) and keyboardist Malcolm Morley (ex Help Yourself) joined, and toured to promote the album.
[3] After the break-up, Byrne moved to Ace, Demick and Finlayson formed Meal Ticket, and McAlea went on to work with Kate Bush on her 1979 tour and her series of concerts in 2014 in London.
Subsequently, in 2003, label Acadia released a two-disc anthology entitled Back on Track, combining studio sessions and representative live performances by the band.
The Bees also contribute three tracks ("What Have we Got to Loose", "Indian Bayou Saturday" and "Dance Around") and Meal Ticket one ("Day Job") to Goodbye Nashville, Hello Camden Town: A Pub Rock Anthology issued by Castle Records in March 2007 (CMEDD1451).