On 14 and 15 September 1982, the band performed their last two gigs in the US with Mercury on lead vocals, playing at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
A Broken Frame was released that September
Around this time the band released the VHS The Noise: Live in Frejus , a document of a show played at the Arena in Fréjus , France on 27 August 1982, co-headlining with Roxy Music (whose set from the same show was also released on VHS as The High Road…
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Simon Oppenheimer left the group in August 1982
A tour of North America and Europe followed that ran from August to September 1982, featuring guest appearances from Bill Bruford and the Phenix Horns.
After remaining with the band for several rehearsals, Pomfret departed acrimoniously. He was replaced by the bass player Dale Hibbert, who worked at Manchester’s Decibel Studios, where Marr had met him while recording Freak Party ‘s demo. Through Hibbert, the Smiths recorded their first demo at Decibel one night in…
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In early 1982, Fresh Records collapsed, and UK Decay were caught up in the ensuing management buyout by what would become Jungle Records. With the help of John Loder and Southern Studios, they managed to buy up the rights to their back catalogue and set up their own label, UK…
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Tormé was replaced by White Spirit guitarist Janick Gers (who would later join Iron Maiden ) and this line-up released the live/studio double album Double Trouble at the end of 1981. In August 1982, the final album Magic followed. By this time, tension over money had reached fever pitch and…
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A three-year hiatus from the studio ended with the release of Rough Diamonds in August 1982. This would be the sixth and final LP in the group’s original incarnation until four new songs were recorded in 1998. The album was the worst-selling Bad Company album of those featuring Paul Rodgers…
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playing their first concert on 25 July 1982 at Atherstone Miners Club