joined Hearts on Fire who recorded an album Dreams of Leaving and two EPs for Midnite Records. Bob Manton joined Simon Stebbing and Peter Green in cosmic country rockers Owen and the Deacons. Purple Hearts resurfaced in 1984 to release a live album, Head on Collision Time (1985) recorded live at the 100 Club, and their second studio effort, Popish Frenzy (1986). The album featured contributions from Michael Herbage on guitar and Brett Ascott on percussion. A single "Friends Again" taken from this album was released on Unicorn Records. In 1986 the group toured West Germany, Austria and The Netherlands before once again calling it a day. They re-convened at the Mods Mayday '99 show, recorded for the Detour Records live compilation album. In 2003, Stebbing produced a rarities compilation, Smashing Time, also released on Detour Records. In 2000 Stebbing formed RT4 with Gary along with Mike Herbage and Mark Taylor from Department S, they gigged for 5 years. Simon then went on to form Speakeasy with Brett Ascott from the Chords, and Mark Le Gallez (the Risk and Thee Jenerators) after an initial EP on Biff Bang Pow Records, with guests Fay Hallam (Makin Time) on Hammond organ and the late Mike Evans (the Action / Mighty Baby) on bass, Speakeasy released a self-titled album on Detour Records in 2010, then Trouble their second LP released on Twist records in 2014 with Ian Jones (The Affair / Long Tall Shorty) as new bassist. Speakeasy continue to play occasional shows, and started recording a third album in 2016. In 2008 Bob Manton reappeared fronting the short lived Norwich garage band The Alley Jaggers. The band re-formed in 2009 and played all over the UK and Europe including Dublin, Vienna and Madrid. They continued playing from 2009 to 2014. The band released a new live album from the 2009 tour in April 2010 called Purple Hearts Live! with Pride and Joy Records. This included the band's first new material in 25 years with the track "Urban Soul". Discography Studio albums Beat That! (Fiction) 1980 Pop-ish Frenzy (Razor) 1986 Live albums Head on Collision Time (Razor) 1985 – recorded live at the 100 Club in December 1984 Purple Hearts – Live! (Pride and Joy) 2010 - recorded live at Camber Sands in July 2009 Compilation albums Head on Collision Time Again! (Yeaah) 1999 – combined the two Razor LPs Head on Collision