Editing Models (band) (section)

===1986–1988: ''Models' Media'' to dissolution===
[[Image:Models-james-freud-la.jpg|thumb|right|[[James Freud]] of Models outside [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|The Roxy]] in West Hollywood, California, 1986]]
In 1986, Models went to UK to record their next album, ''[[Models' Media]]'', with [[Julian Mendelsohn]] and Opitz, at [[Trevor Horn]]'s state-of-the-art SARM West Studios in London.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> Two singles peaked into the Top&nbsp;30, "Evolution" in September, and "Let's Kiss" in November. ''Models' Media'' was released in December and peaked at No.&nbsp;30 but was less successful than ''Out of Mind, Out of Sight''.<ref name="Kent"/> Models also featured on the [[Australian Made|Australian Made Tour]] of late 1986 to January 1987 with INXS, [[Mental as Anything]], [[The Triffids]], I'm Talking, [[The Saints (Australian band)|The Saints]], [[Divinyls]] and [[Jimmy Barnes]] on the ticket.<ref name="McF"/> "Hold On" was released in March 1987 and peaked in the Top&nbsp;30, their final single was a [[cover version|cover]] of [[The Beatles]]' "[[Oh! Darling]]" in September which peaked in the Top&nbsp;50.<ref name="Kent"/>
 
During 1987, Ceberano and Matthews sang together on the soundtrack for ABC-TV series, ''Stringer'', the resultant album, ''You've Always Got the Blues'' was released in 1988, and peaked at No.&nbsp;4 on the albums chart.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Kent"/> Models members, including Mason as lead singer and Kelly on bass guitar, formed a side-project, The Clampetts, to record covers of nine [[country music]] tracks, which was released in 1987 as ''The Last Hoedown''.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="OldMembers"/> Valentine left Models to pursue a radio and television journalism career.<ref name="OldMembers"/>

In 1988, the Thank You Goodnight Tour was conducted but the pressures of ten years of touring, as well as financial troubles, hastened the break-up of Models, which was announced in June 1988,<ref name="McF"/> however in 2008, Kelly disputed the break-up:<ref name="Eliezer"/> {{blockquote|I remember in the late '80s I noticed James' [Freud] Record Company put out a press release that we'd split up, which was completely inaccurate. Because we had so many individuals in the group, we've always been able to sustain it in one form or another - and fortunately for me they've always let me be involved. As long as I'm there, we get to claim that continuity.<ref name="Sean"/>}}