Ghosts of An Ideal Wife and Break-up 1984-1985
The Clowns again expand ranks with the addition of pianist Louis Tillett, trumpeter Glad Reed and saxophonist Dianne Spence and begin recording what was to prove their final album, Ghosts Of An Ideal Wife.
By Christmas of 1984, the band split at the end of a national tour, with Kuepper finishing the album early in 1985. A posthumous single, the double A side "Just Because I Like/Crystal Clear" was also released via Hot.
Shortly after disbanding, Wegener and Elliott briefly join a latter version of The Saints for an Australian tour; while Kuepper began work on his debut LP, Electrical Storm
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