rumoured to be dead, although in fact he was working with former Fairport Convention member Ian Matthews on a band named Hi-Fi. While living in Seattle the group was successful on the club scene and recorded a 5-track live 12" EP in 1981 entitled Hi-Fi Demonstration Record and a studio album in 1983 entitled Moods for Mallards. The two Hi-Fi albums were released on First American Records and distribution was mostly limited to the Pacific Northwest region. The label self-destructed soon ...