Although the Shakin' Pyramids did not enjoy any major chart successes, their output was well-received by critics and has been described as having helped define the rockabilly revival of the early 1980s.

[3][4] Also that year the band played the Loch Lomond Festival, alongside the Jam, Stiff Little Fingers and the Tourists.

Later in 1981, the band released a third and final EP in collaboration with musician Lonnie Donegan,[7] who is described by the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums as "Britain's most successful and influential recording artist before the Beatles.

"[8] The band's second and final studio album, Celts and Cobras (1982) – on the cover of which they were billed as "Shakin' Pyramids" – was more diverse in its style but was seen as a departure from the group's original, immediate sound.

[4] The Shakin' Pyramids played to audiences worldwide and made a number of television appearances during their short career.