The band broke up in 1983, when Tesco left the band after the last tour of the US. JC Carroll formed the UK fashion house, The Dispensary, with his then wife Sophy Lynn and began working on film soundtracks, most notably with film producer Stephen Malit and director Julien Temple. Lillywhite went on to join the band King in the mid-1980s in time for their second album . Lloyd soon joined the Australian band Icehouse , remaining with them for their international smash hits ” Electric Blue ” and ” Crazy “. In 1989, Tesco appeared in Leningrad Cowboys Go America , written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki , a film about a fictional Russian rock band touring the US. This fictional band then toured as an actual band, and recorded the Tesco song “Thru the Wire”. Kaurismäki directed a video for “Thru the Wire”, featuring Tesco. As well as working as a music journalist for the magazine Music Week , Tesco became a commentator on new releases for BBC 6 Music ‘s “Roundtable”.
The band broke up
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