Reunion
The band reformed to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their original formation. This was at the 100 Club in London on 9 October 2007. The line-up was Martin Belmont, Sean Tyla, Micky Groome and Billy Rankin. A further gig took place on 9 November at The Musician in Leicester. On 26 January 2008 they played Centre Culturel de Paul Baillart, Massy, near Paris, France. On 20 September 2008 they played the PopXiria Festival in Carbello, near La Coruna in Spain, headlining the final night of the event.
In 2009, Ducks Deluxe toured Sweden from March 29 to April 13. The permanent line-up of the band is now Sean Tyla, vocals and guitar; Martin Belmont, guitar and vocals; Kevin Foster (of Hank Wangford & the Lost Cowboys and Los Pisteleros fame) bass guitar and backing vocals; and Jim Russell, (ex Stretch, Wild Angels, and The Inmates) on drums. They released their first new material, a mini CD "Box Of Shorts" on May 18, 2009 comprising six new studio tracks, produced by Paul 'Bassman' Riley.
A new full album, Side Tracks And Smokers, was released in June 2010 with artwork by famous Stiff Records designer Tobbe Stuhre, and tracks including some recently found and remastered raw mixes of tracks from the early albums, and also some brand new Ducks Deluxe recordings. It was followed in 2011 by a lo-fi live recording, Riviera Shuffle on Jungle Records which was only available through mail order.
The band completed a 40th Anniversary Tour in Spring 2012 featuring Brinsley Schwarz back in the line-up after a 37-year absence. Brinsley Schwarz will continue to tour with the band for the foreseeable future. The Ducks will record a new studio album in October 2012.
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