[1] Broome had a history of ocean fishing and pearl diving, which attracted culturally diverse groups;[1] the members had Aboriginal, Irish, Filipino, French, Chinese, Scottish, Indonesian and Japanese heritage.
[1] Scrap Metal funded their own label, Jigil, to issue their next album, Broken Down Man (October 1988), which was distributed by Larrikin.
[1][8] Kathryn Whitfield of The Canberra Times observed, "[it's] quite impressive in its diversity [with their] blend of rock, reggae, pop and country.
[1] Whitfield's colleague, Penelope Layland found it, "a wonderful fusion of simple rock, iced with country pop [where] the music and the lyrics are unpretentious and heartfelt.
[1] Also in that year Alan, Phillip, Stephen and Campbell performed in Bran Nue Dae and reprised their work in the musical in 1993.
[1] For the album Alan, Phillip and Stephen were joined by their brother David Pigram on backing vocals and Paul Mamid on bass guitar.