Discs label, where The Frank and Walters partnered with producer Edwyn Collins to record the Happy Busman EP.

After a long sabbatical which they attributed to a "fear of music",[2] the group returned with Grand Parade (with contributions from Gus Dudgeon) on 23 June 1997, and the Indian Ocean EP later in the year.

"The Parson" launched as the spring-season single, with "Let It Out" following in summer, "The Clock" in autumn, and the Christmas-themed "Song for a Future Love" in December.

Together with The Sultans of Ping FC and Power of Dreams, The Franks (as they are sometimes known by fans) played a number of co-headlining shows as part of the Reverberation Tour in December 2010.

[19] In September 2012 The Frank and Walters undertook a 20th-anniversary celebration tour marking their debut album Trains, Boats and Planes,[20] and in May 2015 released a single titled "Look at Us Now".

[citation needed] In March 2018, approximately 25 years after its original release, a cover of the Frank and Walters single "After All" featured in the TV series The Young Offenders,[22] and subsequently charted at No.