▁So on ▁after , ▁Rod ▁Rat ▁left ▁the ▁band , ▁though ▁he ▁gu ested ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁follow - up ▁Inter mitt ent ▁Sign als ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁by ▁suic ide . ▁( P rior ▁to ▁his ▁suic ide ▁Rod ▁Rat ▁( aka ▁Rod ▁H ib bert ) ▁also ▁played ▁drums ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 - 8 1 ▁for ▁Port land ▁power ▁pop ▁band ▁Dom ino ▁Theory ). ▁ ▁Sam ▁Henry , ▁formerly ▁of ▁the ▁W ip ers , ▁played ▁drums ▁on ▁this ▁LP ▁but ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁another ▁Port land ▁band , ▁Nap alm ▁Beach . ▁Louis ▁Sam ora ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁drum ▁throne ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁album ▁In ▁a ▁Des perate ▁Red , ▁still ▁on ▁Wh ize agle . ▁Sam ora ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁his ▁rock abil ly ▁band , ▁The ▁Jack als . ▁The ▁band ▁broke ▁up , ▁but ▁Bill ▁B ark er ▁of ▁Profile ▁Studios ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁convinced ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁reun ite ▁for ▁a ▁single . ▁It ▁appeared ▁under ▁the ▁band ▁name ▁The ▁Des perate ▁Edge ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Cole ▁assemble d ▁a ▁country ▁band , ▁Western ▁Front , ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁To ody ▁later ▁reun ited ▁in ▁Dead ▁Moon . ▁The ▁R ats ' ▁records ▁have ▁long ▁been ▁out ▁of ▁print ▁and ▁sell ▁for ▁high ▁prices ▁on ▁e B ay . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0