from their record contract in 1989. Steve Price left the band in mid-1990 to move to America, and the rest of the band split up in 1991, after releasing their last single "That Dream's Over Now". A retrospective album of demos and live tracks, The Sound of Philadelphia, was issued in 1993. During the intervening years there was much talk of an unreleased 'lost album' of recordings made just before the 1991 split. This album was rumoured to feature previously unreleased material, which had been developed in the band's latter day live sets. Suspicions of this album's existence proved to be well founded, with the release of The Return of the Cool in 2010 on the Cherry Red record label. Tours The band were support for the Stranglers 'Dreamtime' Tour in March 1987, that culminated with three consecutive nights at the Hammersmith Odeon. They were invited to support U2 at Wembley, and played as the only opening act on the first few dates of The Joshua Tree tour in June 1987. Later that summer, Hurrah! played at a music festival in Germany, supporting David Bowie on the Glass Spider tour. Hurrah! toured the United States for the first time during October/November 1987, appearing on the Coors-sponsored "Four Play" tour, along with bands Royal Court of China, Will (Sexton) & the Kill and Northern Pikes. The four bands rotated the headline slot, and played free shows at club venues and colleges in most major metro areas across the US. In 1988, Hurrah! played live shows in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan after accepting an invitation from the British Arts Council. One of the first "western" bands to play in the Middle East, the group was escorted by armed troops for the duration of their visit. Publicity materials from their Arts Council tour listed the album's name as Tell Them I'm Here to avoid offending the host countries. Post break-up After Hurrah!, David 'Taffy' Hughes formed Star Witness, later called Candy Coloured Clowns, and released a cassette of rough demos called "Welcome to Razor Town" (1996). Hughes also plays guitar with The Girl with the Replaceable Head, a duo formed with female singer Sylvia. Paul Handyside has since released two albums under the name of Bronze. His first solo album, Future's Dream, was released by Malady Music in 2007. Handyside's second solo album Wayward Son was released in 2013 also on Malady Music.