Original sentence: Bouchard still hoped to be reinstated in the band through his work done for Imaginos.Despite good sales of the album Fire of Unknown Origin and the single "Burnin' for You", in August 1981 the conflicts and the stress accumulated in more than ten years of cohabitation came to a head, and Blue Öyster Cult fired drummer Albert Bouchard, a founding member and an important contributor to the songwriting and sound of the group, allegedly for unstable behavior.Old feuds resurfaced during a short reunion tour with the original line-up in 1985, with the result that no one in the band accepted Albert Bouchard back in Blue Öyster Cult.The commercial success of the single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" in 1976, and a series of Platinum and Gold discs in the following years, placed pressure on the band as their label, Columbia Records, expected them to repeat these successes.Tthe relationship between the former band mates remained tense in the following years
Edited sentence: However, Bouchard still hoped to be somehow reinstated in the band, through his work done for Imaginos.In the following years, the relationship between the former band mates remained tense and during a short reunion tour with the original line-up in 1985 old feuds resurfaced, with the result that no one in the band accepted Albert Bouchard back in Blue Öyster Cult.The commercial success of the single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" in 1976 and a series of Platinum and Gold discs in the following years kept the group under the pressure of having to repeat previous exploits in accordance with the expectations of their label Columbia Records.Under these conditions and despite the good sales of the album Fire of Unknown Origin and the single "Burnin' for You", in August 1981 the conflicts and the stress accumulated in more than ten years of cohabitation came to an end; Blue Öyster Cult fired for his unstable behaviour founding member Albert Bouchard, who was their drummer and had given a very important contribution to the songwriting and sound of the group