Blood, Sweat & Tears at the tail end of 1980. Following more touring, including Australia, this incarnation of the group disbanded in 1981. Since he did not own the rights to the Blood Sweat & Tears name, Clayton-Thomas attempted to restart his failed solo career in 1983 after taking some time off. This caused complications during his initial months on the road when promoters would book his group and instead use the Blood, Sweat & Tears name on the marquee. Consequently, his manager at the time, Larry Dorr, negotiated a licensing deal between himself and Bobby Colomby in 1984 for rights to tour using
Green Crystal Ties, Volume 2: Best of the 60s Garage Band Scene Green Crystal Ties, Volume 2: Best of the 60s Garage Band Scene Green Crystal Ties, Volume 2: The Best of the 60s Garage Band Scene is the second installment in the "Green Crystal Ties" series of psychedelic and garage rock compilations issued by Collectables Records. It was released on April 7, 1998 and features songs by obscure American musical artists who recorded in the 1960s and early 1970s. Like all of the entries in the series, the highly colorful packaging is designed by Nicole Ruhl Fichera and features a picture of the Basement Wall from Baton Rouge, Louisiana on front.