byron recorded three solo albums: "take no prisoners" in 1975, "baby faced killer" in 1978, and "that was only yesterday", which was recorded in 1984, one year before his death. during this period, byron teamed up with former colosseum / humble pie guitarist clem clempson and former wings drummer geoff britton to form rough diamond. they recorded one self-titled lp for island records in march 1977. the album sold poorly and byron quit.