Following a number of line up changes including the loss of lead guitarist Ger Lyons, the band came to the attention of the Irish and UK
music press, when "Where's Me Jumper" was released in January 1992. However, the album cover's artwork caused problems, as major record chains like
HMV and
Virgin decided that the display of
bondage and
S&M was too explicit. By this time,
Rhythm King had been absorbed into
Arista Records, as Martin Heath became the head of the department. The record label released the band from their
recording contract. Following a split in 1996, McCarthy joined the band Pharmacy, O'Flaherty was involved in producing the Japanese girl band
Mika Bomb, while McFeely formed the
rock and roll band Sister, and later recruited former bassist with The Young Offenders, Steve Hackett. McCarthy moved to
Stockholm where he taught English. They later played a number of gigs with
Jim Bob of
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine. In 2006, the group played a show with
Radio 2's
Mark Radcliffe, and his band
The Family Mahone, as part of
Manchester's yearly Irish Festival. That same year, the Sultans of Ping released their live DVD
U Talk 2 Much: Live At The Cork Savoy Theatre on Cherry Red Records. The band played several gigs in 2007, at the Brixton Academy in London (with Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine), in Glasgow, and in Roscommon. They played a number of gigs in 2008, including Southend, London and Cork. Drummer Morty McCarthy has written a book on Cork
slang entitled
Dowtcha Boy. The title of the song "Give Him a Ball and a Yard of Grass", which appeared on their first album, was about
Nottingham Forest player
Nigel Clough and was based on a quote from football manager
Brian Clough about
John Robertson. The song contains several more of his sayings in its lyrics. This was given away free with Nottingham Forest Fanzine 'Brian' as a one track
flexi-disk in April 1992. The band were announced as the support act for
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine's 'Norf and Sarf' show at London's Brixton Academy in November 2011. In April 2015, the Sultans played a one off sold out gig at the Soundhouse, Leicester. Today, Niall O’Flaherty is a lecturer in the History of European Political Thought at
King's College London, specialising in 18th and 19th century thinkers such as
Thomas Robert Malthus and
Charles Darwin. Pat O’Connell is in banking in London. Alan McFeely moved into film music. Morty McCarthy teaches English in Sweden. == Impact ==