1981's excellent 'Stand Your Ground', produced by veteran knob twiddler Kit Woolven, proved to be something of a final roll of the dice for Wild Horses. Following its release, Neil Carter flew the coup for UFO and then undertook an extended tour of duty with one Gary Moore. Robertson was to become a somewhat unlikely replacement for Fast Eddie Clarke in Motorhead and drummer Edwards upped sticks to ex Whitesnake man Bernie Marsden's new band S.O.S. The band undertook a few shows at London's famed Marquee club but fairly inevitably EMI pulled the plug on the band before a tour in support of Stand Your round' could really get underway.
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