the album, coupled with their new york and london performances, would also draw the attention of chris parry and his london-based fiction publishing. this coincided with a change in management, when the band signed on with ruth polsky (the booking agent for new york clubs hurrah and danceteria) and her agency, blind dates management. they also began work with the new french record label l'invitation au suicide (i.a.s. records) and made plans to license a newly recorded second lp to the label.