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In the fall of 1981 the allies packed
up and moved to London, U.K.
At that time, it seemed like all anyone in the Canadian music industry was interested in doing was signing English acts and touring them around Canada. The allies decided to
check out that scene.
 They shopped the tape with No Escape on it and got some interest. One of the interested was
Peter
Jenner, a famous manager, who's
worked with artists like Pink
Floyd, the
Clash, Ian
Drury, and Billy
Bragg. He wanted to hear some fresh recordings.
The band found a small studio owned by a heavy metal band called Anvil. They recorded and mixed the tape with "City" on it in one day.
 Unfortunately, Jenner couldn't justify putting money into an offshore act when there were so many British bands already needing attention. While this was disappointing, Doug appreciated his attitude as he felt that this was better than what he was seeing in the Canadian music industry where there was little support for music by Canadians at the time.
Doug and drummer Ed Goodine had been living in a one room flat in Finsbury in
London over the winter. They had run out of money, and exhausted the two decided to return to
Canada in the spring of 1982. Cecil stayed in England with his family.
That was the end of the allies.
Back in Toronto, Doug made a bunch of calls to send around the London-recorded tape. To his amazement, his calls were returned. He later found out that Peter Jenner had made some calls on his behalf.
This was also around the time that a big recession hit in 1982. The small record labels, which were most likely to sign the band, were as cash-strapped as Doug.
Doug wound up in the Yukon as an unemployed geologist and musician who made ends meet by renovating
houses.
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