227:"By the end of 1986, a year and a half of pretty constant touring had taken its toll on the band," Tiven remembered. "Steve Michener had quit the band shortly after Positively had been released ... When we returned home from a particularly grueling 3-month tour just before Christmas, Kirk made a decision to leave the band."
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During the tour to support the album, the band discovered that Big Time
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Phonogram, the label sued Dumptruck for breach of contract, requesting $ 5 million in damages, and threatening the other label with a $ 10 million lawsuit for tortuous interference. Phonogram (and subsequently, other
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Records when the label's attorneys failed to appear in court for a hearing. The band (which had filed a countersuit) was awarded $ 240,000 (very little of which it received from the
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the songs live in this incarnation of the band." Pleased with the results, the duo recorded six additional songs with drummer James
Clement and released
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