The group played the local circuit and made a few unsuccessful trips to London and Paris. In 1967, The Rats recorded the one-off psychedelic track, "The Rise and Fall of Bernie Gripplestone" at Fairview Studios in Willerby, Hull, and can be heard on the 2008 release Front Room Masters – Fairview Studios 1966–1973.
In 1967, The Rats produced "The Rise and Fall of Bernie Gripplestone," a psychedelic track recorded at Fairview Studios in Willerby, Hull. This song is included in the 2008 release Front Room Masters – Fairview Studios 1966–1973, and the group had performed on local circuits with unsuccessful trips to London and Paris.