Hume explained (in 1974) how the song came about: We were standing at a bus stop in Stocksfield and we just started singing it.
[This quote needs a citation]The group subsequently toured the United States, but only scored one more hit "For a Dancer", which peaked at No.63.
Further success was achieved in 1982 when a re-recorded version of "After the Gold Rush" made the UK top 30.
[4] The group released three further singles in the same year, namely, "Only the Lonely" (a cover of the Roy Orbison song), "City Tonight" and "Silent Night".
In 2010, Chris Ringer departed and Prelude were joined by Paul Hooper on drums and percussion, (who had recently left The Fortunes), and Steve Cunningham, ex Lindisfarne, on bass guitar.
A CD was recorded with the new line-up entitled The Belle Vue Sessions, comprising mainly new Hume / Vardy compositions, was released in February 2011.