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When Ballard left in 1974, he was replaced by guitarist / vocalist John Verity and guitarist John Grimaldi and there followed a period of intense recording, in which they produced two albums, and a film that was never released ( though a clip is available to view on John Verity's website ).

The band's decision to come off the road late in 1976 has never been fully explained, though the decision might have been influenced by the declining health of one of its members.

Rodford, Henrit and Verity briefly continued together under the name Phoenix before going their separate ways, with first Rodford and then Henrit becoming members of The Kinks.

Meanwhile, Rod Argent went on to work with Andrew Lloyd-Webber, and to produce a couple of solo albums.

He also opened a keyboard shop in the West End of London.