[3] When Mahoney left in 1986 to join the police force, after exhaustive auditions, the band eventually recruited Steve Price (born 27 June 1965, Newport; drums) as a permanent replacement drummer.

The video for the song, which featured two women holding hands, was banned from some American television stations for being too controversial.

Suspicions of this album's existence proved to be well founded, with the release of The Return of the Cool in 2010 on the Cherry Red record label.

They were invited to support U2 at Wembley, and played as the only opening act on the first few dates of The Joshua Tree tour in June 1987.

The four bands rotated the headline slot, and played free shows at club venues and colleges in most major metro areas across the US.

played live shows in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan after accepting an invitation from the British Arts Council.

[4][10] One of the first "western" bands to play in the Middle East, the group was escorted by armed troops for the duration of their visit.

Publicity materials from their Arts Council tour listed the album's name as Tell Them I'm Here to avoid offending the host countries.

Hughes also plays guitar with The Girl with the Replaceable Head, a duo formed with female singer Sylvia.

releases,[12] David Porthouse trained as a luthier, producing custom built instruments and specialising in lap steel guitars.