After eight gigs Beach left the Flatmates, and was replaced by bassist Sarah Fletcher; although their second single, 1987's Happy All the Time, cracked the U.K. indie Top Five, professional commitments forced Rocker (a practicing dental surgeon) to quit the group in mid-1987, with drummer Joel O'Beirne signing on to record their third single, You're Gonna Cry. The follow-up, Shimmer, topped the indie charts in the spring of 1988, and after adding second guitarist Tim Rippington, the Flatmates toured Germany; at the end of the tour Fletcher exited the lineup, with Whitehead doubling on bass to record Heaven Knows, which despite a strong promotional push failed to match the success of Shimmer, in the process spelling Subway's end. Bassist Jackie Carrera was added in time to tour Britain in the fall; Rippington was dismissed from the roster after showing up drunk for the Flatmates' gig at the University of London, however, and with the subsequent departure of Haynes, the group was finished, with the remaining members briefly continuing on as the Sweet Young Things. 1989's Love and Death assembled the Flatmates' singles as well as material recorded for a planned LP for London Records. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi