▁May ▁and ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁C ock ney ▁Reb el ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁major ▁British ▁tour ▁to ▁promote ▁their ▁second ▁studio ▁album ▁The ▁Psych om odo . ▁As ▁the ▁tour ▁progress ed , ▁the ▁band ▁began ▁facing ▁growing ▁t ensions , ▁which ▁ultimately ▁led ▁to ▁their ▁split ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁in ▁late ▁July . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁July , ▁the ▁band ▁received ▁a ▁' G old ▁Award ' ▁for ▁out standing ▁new ▁act ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁a ▁week ▁later ▁they ▁had ▁split ▁up ▁over ▁their ▁disag re ements . ▁Jean - Paul ▁Cro cker , ▁Mil ton ▁Re ame - James ▁and ▁Paul ▁Jeff re ys ▁had ▁approached ▁Har ley , ▁ins isting ▁they ▁could ▁also ▁write ▁material ▁for ▁the ▁group . ▁Har ley , ▁the ▁band ' s ▁sole ▁song writer , ▁felt ▁this ▁was ▁unf air ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁one ▁to ▁originally ▁h ire ▁the ▁mus icians ▁for ▁his ▁group , ▁and ▁explained ▁the ▁deal ▁to ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁band ▁split , ▁only ▁the ▁original ▁line - up ' s ▁drum mer , ▁Stuart ▁Elli ott , ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁new ▁line - up . ▁In ▁a ▁television ▁interview ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Har ley ▁described ▁how ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁were ▁v ind ict ively ▁directed ▁at ▁the ▁former ▁band ▁members ▁who , ▁he ▁felt , ▁had ▁abandoned ▁him . ▁ ▁On ▁The ▁One ▁Show