playing live club dates mainly on the east side of the country, including two nights at the Danceteria in New York City. The success of "Cool as Ice" in 1983 led A&M (US) to demand a follow up single to maintain momentum. Meanwhile, in the UK, Wilson began to include the band on Factory's publicity material. They also appeared twice on his Granada Reports news programme. Anxious to release more material, 52nd Street became restless and found themselves caught in a dilemma. While major labels including A&M (UK) were starting to show interest, certain band members felt loyal to the Factory organisation. Discussions followed that led to Wilson's ex-wife, Lindsay Reade, becoming their manager. She could make decisions on behalf of Factory Communications, upon approval from either Rob Gretton or Tony Wilson. Lindsay Reade years Reade had returned to Factory Records in 1984, to run the Overseas Licensing Department. Once manager, she put together a strategy to hasten productivity. After a short non-productive period, the band regrouped and reorganised. Vocalist Beverley McDonald departed and promptly began contributing to Quando Quango's LP Pigs and Battleships. McDonald was replaced by Diane Charlemagne (later lead vocalist with Moby and would go on to bigger UK success with the Urban Cookie Collective). New Order's Stephen Morris was called in to help out on production for 52nd Street's third single "Can't Afford". Morris also completed production on two other tracks that were supposed to appear on a later EP. Both those additional tracks, "Look I've Heard it all Before" and "Available", were re-recorded and released on the band's 1986 Virgin debut album titled Children of the Night. Eleven months had passed since A&M US requested a follow up single. They finally lost patience with the unprofessionalism of Factory Records. Reade, implementing what she thought was agreed company policies and procedures, mailed copies of the new single to A&M US. They rejected the track, thus leaving the band free to negotiate with other interested parties. Profile Records heard "Can't Afford" on constant rotation in New York night clubs and noted that A&M had declined to exercise the option. Reade, as Overseas Licensing Manager, negotiated with Profile Records who wanted to release the record as bootleg recordings were already beginning to surface. Reade sacking Reade's business dealings caused eruptions not just with Wilson and Gretton, but Michael Shamberg who ran Factory US. 52nd Street were caught in