See Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel The first two albums, 'the Human Menagerie' and 'The Psychomodo', were released under the name 'Cockney Rebel'. The original line-up split after the second album, due to contractual and 'personal' reasons. During their last tour, most of the band had to perform as session musicians. Steve Harley reformed the band at the end of 1974, releasing 'The Best Years Of Our Lives' album under the name 'Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel', with the original drummer Stuart Elliot. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Cockney+Rebel">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.