 In 1977 Flint was the drummer and bodhrán player on the album "Suburban Ethnia" by the band Chanter.Flint's last band-based venture was The Blues Band, a supergroup whose other members were Dave Kelly, Gary Fletcher, McGuinness and another Manfred Mann veteran, singer Paul Jones.Their debut "The Official Bootleg Album" was released in 1980, and Flint also appeared on their follow-up albums "Ready" (1980) and "Itchy Feet" (1981) before departing.