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==Reunion== The band reformed to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their original formation. This was at the 100 Club in [[London]] on 9 October 2007.<ref name="BigU"/> The line-up was Martin Belmont, Sean Tyla, Micky Groome and Billy Rankin. A further [[concert|gig]] took place on 9 November at The Musician in [[Leicester]]. On 26 January 2008, they played Centre Culturel de Paul Baillart, [[Massy, Essonne|Massy]], near [[Paris]], France. On 20 September 2008, they played the PopXiria Festival in [[Carballo]], near [[A Coruña]] in Spain, headlining the final night of the event. In 2009, Ducks Deluxe toured Sweden from 29 March to 13 April. The band consisted of Sean Tyla, [[singing|vocals]] and [[guitar]]; Martin Belmont, guitar and vocals; Kevin Foster (of Hank Wangford & the Lost Cowboys and Los Pisteleros fame) [[bass guitar]] and [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]]; and Jim Russell, (ex [[Stretch (band)|Stretch]], [[Wild Angels (band)|Wild Angels]], and [[The Inmates]]) on [[drum]]s.<ref>[http://hawkheadrecords.com Hawkhead Records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118223944/http://hawkheadrecords.com/ |date=18 November 2008 }} retrieved 21 April 2009</ref> They released their first new material, a mini [[Compact disc|CD]] ''Box Of Shorts'' on 18 May 2009, comprising six new studio tracks, produced by [[Paul Riley (musician)|Paul 'Bassman' Riley]]. A new full album, ''Side Tracks And Smokers'', was released in June 2010 with artwork by famous [[Stiff Records]] designer Tobbe Stuhre, and tracks including some recently found and remastered raw mixes of tracks from the early albums, and also some brand new Ducks Deluxe recordings. It was followed in 2011 by a lo-fi live recording, ''Riviera Shuffle'' on Jungle Records which was only available through mail order. The band completed a 40th Anniversary Tour in early 2012, featuring Brinsley Schwarz back in the line-up after a 37-year absence. Later that year the group recorded a live album in London, ''Rockin' at the Moon'', which was released in 2013.
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