Collen and Ball Leave
After the band broke up, Collen joined the band Girl before joining the band Def Leppard in 1983. In recent years he has also formed his own band Man Raze with ex-Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook and former band mate from Girl Simon Laffy on bass.
Fred Ball went on to perform in a band called XFX and is currently in a band called Slam.
Pete Webb and Jeff Hepting continued the Dumb Blondes (mk II) with new members Paul Mason (guitar), Andy Tompsett (keyboards) and Graham Garrett (drums). The band became less heavy and more keyboard orientated keeping in-line with the New Romantic period.
The band released a double-A side single (1980) titled "Strange Love"/"Sorrow" (the McCoys song which was a big hit in 1966 by the Merseys) on the then Independent Fresh Records (Fresh 21) which was produced by Pete "Overend" Watts and Dale "Buffin" Griffin, formerly of Mott the Hoople. It was put on Fresh Records' compilation album Sorrow in 1981.
This line-up also recorded a song titled "The Clown".
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