In 2001, Birtles re-joined with Shorrock and Goble to form Birtles Shorrock Goble, initially they wanted to perform as The Original Little River Band. However, they were not entitled to use the name Little River Band as it was legally owned by Stephen Housden, the group's guitarist from August 1981 to 2006, after previous members had been paid out upon leaving. Kruger described the situation "due to clumsy paper work and general disinterest on the part of original band members as they each left the group in the 1990s". The group recorded the live album "Full Circle", which was released in 2003.