During the time Midge was away working with his solo album and tour, Cann, Currie and Cross recorded demos to a forthcoming album. Ure later said that when he came back they were all working in different directions.In a band meeting before the new recording began in 1986, Warren Cann was sacked from the band due to musical differences. Ure said 1986: ""After the two year break the differences that might have been very small two years ago, had magnified during that time, we had grown apart. It seemed like we could not work with him.""