ɐn ɐfˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn wɪððə jˌuːkˈeɪ ɹˈɛkɚd lˈeɪbəl mˈoʊɾɚsᵻɾi ɹˈɛkɚdz wʌz bɹˈiːf, bˌʌt dˈɪd ɹɪzˈʌlt ɪn wˈʌn ʌv bɹˈɪstəlz mˈoʊst pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ɹᵻlˈiːsᵻz, mˈæn ˌʌp ɪnðə skˈaɪ, ænd ɐ kˈʌvɚɹ ʌvðə bɹˈɪstəlpˈɛnd wʌt dˈʌz ɪt tˈeɪk tə wˈɪn jʊɹ lˈʌv, ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ hˈɪt fɔːɹ dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ. wˈɔːkɚ ænd ðɪ ˈɔːl stˈɑːɹz.
An affiliation in 1989 with the UK record label Motorcity Records was brief, but did result in one of Bristol's most popular releases, Man Up in the Sky, and a cover of the Bristol-penned What Does It Take to Win Your Love, originally a hit for Jr. Walker & the All Stars.