Meanwhile, the group co-headlined an outdoor show in the streets of Philadelphia with Keel. The May 30th concert was sponsored by WYSP and drew an estimated 5000+ fans in 90 degree heat. Teeze unleashed a blistering 45 minute set that left fans waving album covers and screaming for more. The group was featured on WYSP's "Rock News" the following day with reporter Gary Lee Horn walking through the crowd asking "why did you come here today?" The answer echoed six times during the sixty second spot; Ôwe came to see Teeze".

Teeze won the Stroh's Superstar Talent Search Contest regionals after a special "battle of the bands-style concert at Castle Gardens in Allentown, PA in April. The group's management received free instruments during a June press conference that also served to announce the Stroh's "Local Electricity" LP (featuring Teeze's winning "Midnight Madness") on Starstream Records. Had they gone all the way to the finals, they would have followed Bon Jovi and Twisted Sister as winners.

Teeze was also featured in Hit Parader's "Shooting Stars" section and had "Party Hardy" appear on a special compilation cassette called "Hit Parader's Wild Bunch" (Reachout International Records) along with other acts such as Raven, Grim Reaper, Slayer and Laaz Rocket.

The group continued to tour non-stop with nationals such as Steppenwolf, Black Oak Arkansas, Rough Cutt, Ace Frehley, Kix, White Lion, Stryper and Blackfoot, while management started fielding offers for a tour of the UK (that never materialized due to financial concerns). Several concerts also featured Britny Fox and Cinderella as opening acts during this period. Perhaps even more telling was the number of concerts that were canceled by headliners such as Aerosmith, Loudness, Zebra and Iron Maiden By this time, the LP was firmly lodged in the import charts of the major British music mags; reaching #2 in Sounds, #3 in Kerrang! and #3 in New Musical Express. "Party Hardy" became a club hit in Paris and Poland. Belgium's "Telemoustique", West Germany's "Streetfighter" and "Rock Hard" and Italy's "Metallo" magazines all championed the band.

But even though the music press was raving about the group and worldwide sales of the album would eventually reach nearly 40,000 by year's end, the major labels were nowhere to be found. Of the few A&R reps that did check out the band, the general consensus was that they were "too wild, something akin to Twisted Sister on acid!" The shirts in New York couldn't figure out what to do with Teeze, so no major deal was forthcoming and the band soldiered on. It was at this point, sometime towards the end of the year, that management began pushing for new recordings. It had been a year since any time had been spent in the studio and Teeze had been on the road virtually every night. Getting the group to start writing again proved to be more difficult than pulling teeth. And then one sunny day in late December, two things happened. A registered letter arrived announcing that Greenworld Distribution had filed for bankruptcy and Aerosmith's management was on the phone.

The Greenworld situation was a critical blow to the group's momentum since all of its product was pulled from retail outlets and returned at the request of the court appointed bankruptcy trustee. This killed sales of the album at the very time it was in peak demand. Worse, SMC Productions became embroiled in a year-long legal battle to re-gain the LP masters and original photos and artwork. To add insult to injury, Teeze was owed thousands of dollars in back royalties. Ultimately, the masters were lost in a court-ordered asset auction and the group was deemed an "unsecured creditor", thereby letting Greenworld off the hook for royalty payments. Pleadings for help from ex-Greenworld executive Wes Hein (who had moved on to Enigma Records) went unheeded. The original "Teeze" LP would never again be available in stores and now trades on E-Bay for impressive money.

Meanwhile, Tim Collins, of Collins Management, had recently taken over the management duties for the newly-resurrected Aerosmith and was currently in the midst of the group's "Done With Mirrors" tour. A copy of the "Teeze" LP had somehow reached his office and he instructed his staff to contact the group. Collins liked what he heard on the album and wanted to hear more. Collins had successfully cleaned up Aerosmith and was now looking to develop some new bands. Teeze was at the top of the list. The problem was that the group didn't have any new material ready beyond some basic rough demo tracks. The heavy touring schedule they had undertaken in 1985 was now about to cause them a golden opportunity.