Merryweather flew back to Toronto to recruit replacements, then returned with them to record the album "Neil Merryweather, John Richardson and Boers" for the blues label Kent in early 1970. The resulting album, credited to Merryweather, ex-The Ugly Ducklings drummer Robin Boers, guitarist John Richardson from Nucleus (and before that Lords of London), and ex-49th Parallel member J.J. Velker attracted only limited interest. Merryweather agreed to do the album for the money to support the new band. They did a follow-up album for RCA, "Ivar Avenue Reunion", featuring the same basic group plus Goldberg, Musselwhite, and Merryweather's new girlfriend, ex-C.K. Strong singer Lynn Carey. The duet of Merryweather and Carey impressed the A&R department and RCA signed the duo as 'Merryweather & Carey'.