“The head of A&R felt we had a hit in our repertoire, possibly a second, but couldn’t quite convince their whole team to agree to a record deal. It was hugely disappointing after such an exciting build-up. By the late eighties we’d sadly given up on State of the Art but our music still stands up — as well as the wonderful memories,” says Mr Heeren.
He continued to pursue a career in music for many years securing record deals with various bands and writing the theme for the film Highlander 2 while Paul Bensley moved focus and became technical director at a telecommunications company.