The Maels returned home to Los Angeles in 1976. Concerned that their music may have become stale, they adopted a more "American" sound and recorded "Big Beat" with Rupert Holmes and Jeffrey Lesser on production, which they followed with "Introducing Sparks;" both albums were mostly recorded with session musicians. This new "West Coast" sound yielded such songs as "Nothing to Do", "Everybody's Stupid", and "Throw Her Away (and Get a New One)". In 1976, Sparks made one of their first forays into the movie business, making a cameo appearance in the disaster-suspense film "Rollercoaster", after Kiss turned down the roles. They performed the songs "Fill 'Er Up" and "Big Boy."