in 1995, after 25 years of no new recordings, the challengers reunited with some new members to release the album "new wave" produced by band leader and founder richard delvy. paul johnson graciously joined the group to play guitar and composed. art fisher played guitar on mr. moto, ed fournier contributed a new song he wrote and richard delvy plays drums on the new tracks. it was released on compact disc on the independent label atmospheres. richard delvy died on february 6, 2010 ending his lifelong influence on music in the los angeles area. bassist randy nauert died on february 7, 2019.