Paul McCartney and Wings not get along well, adding to his upset with Wings. In April 1981, Laine announced he was leaving Wings, citing the lack of tour plans as the reason. While Laine's departure effectively ended the band, a spokesman for McCartney said that Wings still continued as an active concept. McCartney finally acknowledged the band no longer existed while promoting the release of "Tug of War" in 1982. Suzy and the Red Stripes was a pseudonym used by the group for the release of the Linda McCartney and Wings single "Seaside Woman" in 1977. It was the only release by Wings under
The Northwest Company (band) the release of the single, durmmer Jerrry Ringrose departed and was replaced by Richard Stepp, who had previously played in Vancouver group the Questions. At this time the signed with another label, Apex records. There, they released "Time for Everyone" b/w "She's a Woman" followed by "Can You Remember" b/w "The Sunday Dog." The band signed with London Records in early 1968, who would release "Eight Hour Day" as the band's next single. Eventually, singer McCarty left the band, from which point on the various members of the group would swap vocals. In 1971, signed with North Vancouver's Coast Records