Cann, Hammond and John Gustafson released two albums as Hard Stuff

Cann, Hammond and John Gustafson released two albums as Hard Stuff between 1972 and 1973. Hard Stuff ended when Cann and Hammond suffered injuries in a car accident. Afterward, Cann filled in the guitar spot in Thin Lizzy for a tour in Germany during 1974 before going off the road to write music for ads and jingles in England. In 1977 he recorded a solo album ( The World’s Not Big Enough ) with members of Status Quo and Gillan , before learning his record company was not going to release it. In 1979, having changed his name to John Du Cann, he had a minor hit with his rendition of “Don’t Be a Dummy”, used in a Lee Cooper jeans ad. Also in 1977, Paul Hammond played drums with T.H.E., a three piece featuring Pete Newnham ( Cockney Rebel /Window) on guitar and vocals, and Mike Marchant ( Third Ear Band ) on bass and vocals. A single called “Rudi” was released that year on B&C Records under the name Pete Newnham, which has become a collector’s item. That song and two unreleased tracks, “Johnny the Snark” and “Play with Fire”, now appear on Bored Teenagers No. 5 from Detour Records.