The Vapors "New Clear Days" Polyvinyl Records the guitarist clarified that part and stands as a the guitarist clarified that part of the reason for leaving was because he "thought some things might have changed with time within the band but unfortunately in this case things continued to stay the same" so to preserve his sanity and mental health he chose to leave yet his debut as an independent artist power stations and the generation gap The group were spotted by Bruce Foxton of the Jam who went on to manage them alongside John Weller (father of Paul Weller) They rose to prominence with the release of their debut album New Clear Days which features their best known track and international hit single 'Turning Japanese'