Ali McMordie decided he could not commit the time to tour full-time or record and so left, being replaced by Bruce Foxton in time to record 1991’s Flags and Emblems . In Britain, the single from this album, “Beirut Moon”, was withdrawn from sale on the first day of release, allegedly because it criticised the government for not acting to free hostage John McCarthy , who had been held in Lebanon .
Ali McMordie leaves
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