A single, "The Finer Things", was produced by Ross Cockle at AAV studios in South Melbourne and released in October 1984 with a film clip directed by
John Hillcoat and featuring a young
Noah Taylor. Though the single made little impact on the charts, the band's fortunes continued to improve. Sebastian Chase, who had previously managed
The Reels and
Dragon, replaced Melios. Beargarden supported
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark on their Australian tour, as well as, in Melbourne,
Culture Club,
Simple Minds and
Eurythmics. In July 1985, Beargarden began recording their debut album,
All That Fall, at
Albert Studios in Sydney with producers Bruce Brown & Russel Dunlop. A second single "I Write the News" resulted from these sessions. The B-side, "Sixty Perfect Windows", had been recorded at Richmond Recorders, Melbourne, produced by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farris (Hutchence also provides backing vocals for the track). A film clip for "I Write The News" was directed by Paul Goldman (director of
Australian Rules,
The Night They Called It a Day,
The Ben Cousins Story). The single penetrated the lower reaches of the charts but despite heavy promotion and good airplay it was not a hit.
All That Fall took a great many months to complete and during this time the band's inner turmoil again boiled to the surface. Bassist Ross Farnell was replaced by Simon Polinski, and Shaun Andersen (brother of guitarist Shane Andalou) was recruited as second guitar. These changes exacerbated the band's pre-existing instability and, after the release of a third single 'Drink Drink Drink', it folded. Paul Goldman directed a clip for 'Drink Drink Drink' but, given the suggestive nature of the song title and the mistaking of burning scarecrows for burning crucifixes by the producers of
Countdown, the video was not shown and the single made little impact. ==Disintegration==