1967 The 4 February 1967 issue of
Melody Maker shows a booking for the Ramong Sound (mis-spelt as Ramog Sound) to play at the All-Star Club on Sunday, 5 February. Following the band being forced out of their club by a protection racket gang who tied up Clem Curtis and held a knife to his throat, Fairway had his own agency, Ron Fairway Enterprises which was located at 6 Artesian Road, London W.2. Fairway already had some success with his group, the Ways and Means. They already had record out, "
Sea of Faces" on
Pye. It got to no.39 on the
Radio City City Sixty chart for the Sunday 1 - Sunday 8 January 1967 period, and on the 21st, no. 41 on the
Radio Caroline chart. Interestingly the Ways and Means would later end up being involved with a
label that Barry Class created. In August 2023, Alan Warner was interviewed by Jack Hodgins of the Australian radio station,
2NUR FM. The interview appears to suggest that Raymond Morrison was still in the group when Ron Fairway approached them. Ron Fairway told the group that he was going to get them a gig at Herne Bay. However, this job never materialized. The group sourced their own gigs which included a Caribbean club along Edgware Road and a few other clubs. The Foundations were booked to appear at Eel Pie Island on Sunday 14 May 1967. Appearing as a support act, for their efforts they were paid a sum of £10. Arthur Brown appears to have left the group between the first and second quarter of 1967. According to a 1993 interview of Brown with Allan Vorda, Arthur Brown could have signed with the Foundations and sung material from the writers of "Baby, Now That I've Found You" but he did not want to be with the group for two years. The day Tony Macaulay came to hear the Foundations play, he was suffering from what he described as "the worst hangover of his life". The band was playing so loud he could not judge how good they were, but he decided to give them a chance. At first, they found progress quite slow, and one of their sax players, Pat Burke, had to drop out of the band and take another job while they went through a rough patch. He later rejoined them in 1967. They were noticed by
Brian Epstein, who added them to the roster of his NEMS Agency, but the contract became void after he died on 27 August 1967. ;"Baby, Now that I've Found You" According to Roy Delo of Ron Fairway's group, the Ways and Means, they were offered the chance to record "
Baby Now That I've Found You", but they turned it down. So it was given to the Foundations, and they recorded it with Clem Curtis on lead vocals. And for ten weeks it did not do anything in the charts. Unlike the Ways and Means' single, "
Sea of Faces" which was played on the
pirate radio stations, charting on both
Radio City and
Radio Caroline, "Baby, Now that I've Found You" was not played on them. And by November was
number one in the
UK Singles Chart. This period was the ideal time for the group because of the soul boom that was happening in the UK since 1965 and, with American
R&B stars visiting the country, interest and intrigue in the Foundations was generated. With the Foundations in the top spot with "Baby, Now That I've Found You", Ron Fairway commented to
Melody Maker that most managements would have pulled them out of the "bargain priced dates" that had been booked for some time. He expressed gratitude to everyone for their support, and said that they would fulfill every engagement for which they had signed. ;Further activities According to the 21 October issue of
Disc and Music Echo, when the Foundations' single at no. 11 in the chart, the group had been booked for two star shows. One was for 31 October at Bily Smart's Circus at London Clapham Common, an event where a member of the Royal Family attends each year. The other was for 11 November to play at a banquet for the Lord Mayor and civic dignitaries. Not long after their success with "Baby, Now That I've Found You", there were issues. Rock historian Roger Dopson describes what followed as a "behind the scenes struggle", According to Dopson, Fairway had leaked a story to the media saying that the Foundations had broken up which only served to keep the Foundations name in the news headlines. Barry Class was quoted in the 18 November issue of
Melody Maker as saying that it was a friction of personalities and it had been going on for about four months. It was also confirmed by
New Musical Express that same week that Fairway no longer had any association with the group and that agency representation would be only handled by Class.
New Musical Express had the exclusive on the follow up to "Baby, Now That I've Found You" being "Back on My Feet Again". The article also said that the group would be doing a string of radio and television appearances to tie in with the single's release. With "Baby, Now that I've Found You" being released in the United States on the
Uni label that week, they were filming a US promo for the single and hoping to fit in a three-day visit to the States at the end of the month. They were also planning to fly to the United States after the completion of their radio and television promotions for "Back on My Feet Again" in January. With the success of "Baby Now that I've Found You" having been established, there was talk within the group of adding a trumpet player to the line-up. Both Allandale and Burke could double on trumpet, but they were still looking to add one. ;Debut album The readers of
New Musical Express were alerted to the new album by the Foundations with the words in bold,
New LPs by Foundations and Jimi Hendrix on the front cover of the 25 November issue. The album
From the Foundations was issued on Pye NPL 18206. Nick Logan,
NME reviewer gave the album a solid review and a track by track analysis, noting the
Four Tops feel of "The Writings on the Wall". One of his favorites was "Mr. Personality Man". One song he did not warm to was "
Call Me". Other tracks on the album were
Joe Tex's "
Show Me" and "
Jerking the Dog", a
Mighty Hannibal song, mistakenly referred to as a
Rufus Thomas song.
1968 The Foundations would tour the United States after their first hit, playing 32 states with artists such as
Big Brother and the Holding Company,
Maxine Brown,
Tim Buckley,
Solomon Burke,
the Byrds,
the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and
the Fifth Dimension. In January 1968, Barry Class had started his label,
Trend Records. Eric Allandale would be recruited to produce records for the label. The group was in France in January and they appeared on the
Bouton Rouge television show. Their appearance was recorded on 30 January. ;"Back on My Feet Again" According to bass guitarist Peter MacBeth, they had a choice of three songs. They recorded two and then chose "
Back on My Feet Again". It was reviewed by
New Musical Express in the magazine's 20 January issue. It was referred to as a scorcher and a very good pop record. The throaty vocals, organ, handclaps, brass and stormy beat were obvious bonuses. The only criticisms, minor as they were, was that the tune was not as catchy as the B-side, "Need Your Loving" (the reviewer most likely referring to the B side, "I Can Take or Leave Your Loving"), and too much top (possibly referring the treble). Along with
the Tremeloes and
the Alan Price Set etc., they were set for a
BBC-1 appearance in the next few days. The single made its debut at no. 24 in the
Melody Maker Pop 30 on the week of 10 February. It also debuted at no. 24 in the
Disc and Music Echo TOP 30 chart that week. It did not do as well as the first single, but it spent ten weeks in the UK chart, and made it to No. 18. ;Further activities In January 1968, they were invited to put down some tracks for
John Peel's radio show. One of the tracks that they laid down was a cover of
? and the Mysterians garage classic "
96 Tears". On the same day,
PP Arnold was in the studio with
Dusty Springfield and
Madeline Bell as her backing vocalists. In the book,
The Peel Sessions by Ken Garner, the songs listed are, "A Whole New Thing", "Back On My Feet Again", "Help Me" and "96 Tears". A recording of "96 Tears" did find its way on to an EP, ''Baby, Now That I've Found You'', released on Pye PNV 24199. The 10 February 1968 issue of
Billboard ran a picture of
Louis Benjamin, head of Pye Records presenting a gold record to three members of the Foundations to mark the million sales of their debut single. Also pictured was the group's manager Barry Class. Bass player Peter MacBeth was interviewed by Bob Dawbarn for the 17 February issue of
Melody Maker. He said that they had a van for their equipment and had recently bought a twelve-seater car that used to belong to the
Queen Mother. There was still speculation on whether the group would add a trumpet player. Macbeth said that if they do go to the United States, they would pick up one to tour with them. A third single, also released in 1968 was "
Any Old Time (You're Lonely and Sad)". It had been announced for release for 26 April. It was backed with an Eric Allandale composition, "
We Are Happy People". It was also mentioned in the 27 April issue of
Disc and Music Echo that the single was due for release "Tomorrow". The magazine also mentioned the recent completion of the group's "next album" which is rush-released in the US and would be available in the UK within the next eight weeks. "Any Old Time" would enter the UK charts at no. 48 and stay around for 2 weeks. It was reported in the 27 July issue of
Melody Maker that legal action had been taken against the Foundations by
Raymond Morrison. In a court hearing that took three hours, Morrison claimed that he had discovered the talent of the group. He failed in his bid to put a freeze on a portion of the group's earnings. He had been released from prison in July 1967 following a six-month sentence for assault. The case was heard by Judge Stamp who said in reference to "Baby, Now That I've Found You", "I cannot understand how it can be suggested that a song which came into existence after Mr. Morrison had severed his connection with the group can he one in which he can have any share or interest". He also dismissed a similar motion against the Pye label. It was reported by
Melody Maker in the 24 August issue that The Foundations were completing a live album allegedly recorded live in Britain and the US. The album
Rocking the Foundations was cited for release in mid-September.
Disc and Music Echo also reported the same thing in their 27 August issue. ;Curtis and Elliott leave the group By August, rumors had leaked out that Clem Curtis may be leaving the group. The group had been together for a year when there was speculation on this.
Melody Maker wrote in their 31 August issue, that at press-time no confirmation could be obtained. They did however write that he wanted to develop his career and record as a solo artist with Tony Macaulay. An advertisement appeared on page 22 of the 14 September 1968, issue of
Melody Maker. Class Management on behalf of the Foundations were inviting enquiries from soul, r&b and progressive singers who considered themselves suitable to join the above-named group. Saxophonist
Mike Elliott also left around this time and was never replaced. Curtis hung around and helped them audition a replacement singer. They auditioned 200 singers. It was reported in the 14 September issue of
Melody Maker that they were also trying out
Warren Davis of the
Warren Davis Monday Band for the role. Curtis said he would not leave the band until they found a replacement. He had become friendly with
Sammy Davis Jr., and was encouraged to try his luck in the United States. Also in that month, they played at the Brave New World in Portsmouth. Drummer Tim Harris was out of action due to a poisoned arm and Eric Allandale filled in as the drummer. They were also set to go into the studio in October to record and it was speculated that it would be with the new singer. Young was born in Barbados and had previously been in a group called Joe E. Young and the Tonics who had the
Soul Buster! album released in 1968. Young had joined the Foundations in late September / early October. He had been rehearsing with them for the week of 5 October and was ready to make his debut on Friday 4 October at Aberdeen University. It had been reported in the 12 October issue of
Melody Maker that the Foundations would record their next single "Build Me Up Buttercup" as soon as legal complications for the release of Joey Young (Colin Young) were sorted out with his former label,
Major Minor Records. In the same issue, a member of the group mis-named Peter Gomez said that they were frustrated with playing other people's sounds. But now that Clem has left, they felt that they were able to change their sound but only gradually. On 30 November with Young still a fledgling lead singer, the group was to do two shows on one night, the first being the Old Hill Plaza at 9 pm and then followed by the Handsworth Plaza at 11 pm. In his early period with the Foundations, Young had to learn that he was just another group member. Other members put him in into Coventry but he eventually learnt to toe the line and was accepted by the other members. With Young, the band would have two more big hits; "
Build Me Up Buttercup", which was their third big hit in January 1969 and "
In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)" which was a hit in April 1969. Spending 15 weeks in the UK chart, it would get to the peak position of no. 2. Making its debut at no. 84 in the US, on the
Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending 4 January 1969, it would reach the peak position of no. 3 on the week ending 22 February 1969. It held that position for another two weeks. Two members of the band, McBeth and Gomez were pictured with
Tom Jones in the 1 March 1969 issue of
Melody Maker, where Tom Jones was giving the band a gold disc at Elstree Studios where they appeared on his show.
1969 ;"In the Bad Bad Old Days" The song was released on Friday, 28 February. It received a positive review by
Chris Welch with a cautionary warning for the listeners to look out for their neck from excessive jerking. "In the Bad Bad Old Days" made its debut in the
Billboard Hot 100 at no. 77 for the week ending 5 April 1969. It would get to no. 8 in the UK and no. 51 in the US. It also reached No. 23 in Canada on 5 May that year. ;Further activities in 1969 The Foundations were scheduled to appear on the Tom Jones Show on 9 March 1969. When "In the Bad Bad Old Days" was in the
Melody Maker Pop 30 chart at no. 16 on the Week of 26 March, the bass player was interviewed. He said that the group wanted to have two albums out that year. The second album would be done after coming back from their US tour. He said that several months prior, they had written some songs for a freaky type of LP. He also said that if they played underground-type numbers in the US, people would listen but he was unsure about back home in the UK, how it would be received. Around that time they had been asked by John Carter-Davies, a Texas oil millionaire to play at a 21st birthday party for his son, David. When they were on tour with
Stevie Wonder, they had success with a ballad they performed. This prompted them to consider releasing a Macaulay / Macleod ballad. According to
Melody Maker in the 29 March issue, tentatively titled, "No Place on Earth Could Find Him" (later referred to as "No Place on Earth Could Find You"). At the height of their popularity, the Foundations' management were in negotiations with a UK TV company for a television series that would star members of the band. They had turned down a number of offers to appear in films because of script unsuitability. It was noted by
NME in the 19 April issue that the group had just finished a tour with Stevie Wonder and were completing their third album. They were also on their way to the US for their second major tour and had expectations of recording in Detroit. They were in the
NME Top Five that week as well. The group's publicist Rod Harrod was interviewed by
New Musical Express about the Foundation's US tour. The interview was published in the magazine's 17 May issue. At the time the group was halfway through their tour, and the lineup was Peter Macbeth, Eric Allandale, Tony Gomez, Tim Harris, Alan Warner, Pat Burke and Colin Young. The show they played at the Filmore was opened by the
Savoy Brown Blues Band and was closed by the
Paul Butterfield Blues Band. The group knew what kind of audience they would be playing to. It was reported in the 26 April issue of
New Musical Express that the group had earlier considered calling off their United States tour due to a union ban preventing them from being televised there. Weeks later, it still had not been resolved but there were hopes that it would while they were still on tour. They were preparing for their second appearance at the Filmore when they had a phone call from the manager of the
Copa club. He informed them that a couple of members of the Temptations had been taken unwell and asked if the Foundations could step in for the night. Not knowing that the group played their own instruments, he asked them to go immediately to rehearse with the house orchestra. The group made history of sorts by becoming the first act to play as a band there as well as playing in clothes other than the suit types. They also broke new ground by being the first "self-contained group" and first "rock group" to play there. The group also did well by earning a week's worth of pay in one night. They had also secured a booking for when they were on their next tour in next November / October. They also played at the
Cheetah which earned them $14,000 for just one night. They had been booked to play at a club in Dayton, Ohio. At the time of booking, the manager had not realized that they were a multi-racial group and was not going to let them go on. However, he changed his mind. The group had planned to do a week's worth of recording at Motown Studios but could not get a recording permit so that was cancelled. So they instead were booked in for a week's worth cabaret work in Detroit. They were also to do a week in Toronto. Publicist Harrod wondered why they never received requests to play in Canada. He noted that there was another group in Canada that went by the same name. After their return from their time in the US at the end of May, the group were set to appear at the Bratislava Song Festival in Czechoslovakia. It was reported in the 21 June 1969 issue of
Cash Box that the group was planning to record a live gospel album inside a church. According to their publicity manager, Rod Harrod, the group was inspired by the success that the
Edwin Hawkins Singers had with "
Oh Happy Day". The article also mentioned the new artistic freedom the group had as a result of a recent deal that
Pye chief Louis Benjamin had negotiated. As of 5 July, the entities under the umbrella of Class International that handled aspects of The Foundations career were, Class Managements - exclusive management handled by Barry Class; First Class Agency - sole agents, handled by Jim Dawson; Top Class Music - joint publishers handled by Sleeping Bunny; Five Minute Films - promotional films handled by Sylvia Class and Overlord Publicity, worldwide press and publication handled by Rod Harrod. In the 5 July issue of
Billboard it was reported that Barry Class had negotiated a new contract for the group with Pye. It was also noted that the group would take charge of producing their own material. Tony Gomez was interviewed by Ian Middleton of
Record Mirror for the 2 August issue. In reply to Middleton's question about the group changing musical direction, he said, "We've changed it some already". He also said "We all think the same musically". And he mentioned that they had split from Tony Macaulay because things got stale. ;
Digging the Foundations When their album,
Digging the Foundations was released, it containined twelve tracks, half of them were original compositions by the band members. The album cover showed the band members in prison garb, ball and chain with shovels and picks. An ad in the 26 April issue of
Billboard said that it was due for release in the US shortly. It received a track-by-track review in the 5 July issue of
Disc and Music Echo. Five of the eleven songs composed by
Tony Macaulay and
John Macleod. One song "Waiting on the Shores of Nowhere" was composed by Robert Saker and Jack Winsley. The remaining five were original compositions by the band members. A song from the album, "
I Can Feel It", an Eric Allandale composition was covered by
Chuck Bennett. It was a hit for him in Germany the following year. Another song from the album, "Solomon Grundy" also composed by Allandale had been covered by
Danny Diaz & the Checkmates as well as
Pickettywitch. Due to South African authorities not allowing mixed groups to be seen, the album had to be issued there in a plain cover. ;Further activities in 1969 In mid-'69, the group was approached to record music for two films. One was
Take a Girl Like You which starred
Hayley Mills and the other,
The Games starring
Stanley Baker. Also on Friday 19 July, the group's van was being unloaded in Birmingham and Alan Warner's Fender Stratocaster was stolen. Due to the theft, the group had to delay the recording of the B side to their single, "
Born to Live, Born to Die". This in turn delayed the release of the single by a week. The new release date was set for 8 August. It was reported by
The New Musical Express in 9 August issue that the Foundations were planning a rock-musical pantomime. It was supposed to be based on
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. There was a plan to use a colored actress to play snow white. Parts were also to be played by members of the band. They were allegedly working on music for the presentation and if a suitable theater could be found then it could go ahead. The group's aspirations were to have it done in the style of
Hair. There had also been some dialogue with a major film company for a film release which would depend on the success of the musical. The group were going to spend ten days from the beginning of October to film their musical contribution to
Take a Girl Like You. They were to undertake an English tour with
Chuck Berry that was to commence on 27 September. There was also hope to have
Creedence Clearwater Revival added as well. It was cancelled due to the promoters dropping Berry. Due to Creedence Clearwater Revival being unavailable and no other suitable top acts being found, it was all cancelled. The Foundations however were planning to tour the UK in early 1970. The group also had a tentative booking for an Australian tour at Christmas time. The Foundations were at no. 1 in the Top Male Vocal Group category, and "Build Me Up Buttercup" was no. 10 in the Top Record category in the 16 August issue of
Record World. ;"Born to Live, Born to Die" With "Born to Live, Born to Die" ready to hit the record store shelves the following day, was reviewed by
Penny Valentine for the 9 August issue of
Disc and Music Echo. She began by saying that she liked all things Foundations because of their tight identifiable sounds but she said she was a little weary of this record. There was a lot of things happening in the background that made her uneasy and didn't seem to gel. She also said at the beginning they sounded a lot like
Mike d'Abo. She also admitted that the chorus was amazingly catchy, but she felt that the group had been given too much of a free hand. The single was one of the singles in the Special Merit Spotlight section of the 13 September issue of
Billboard. The reviewer gave it a possibility of getting into the Hot 100 and that it would surpass their recent hit "My Little Chickadee". It was reviewed by
Cash Box in the 13 September issue in the magazine's Picks of the Week section. The improved production quality was noted. There was a possibility of heavy sales if FM would pick up on it. The reviewer also said that it was one of the strongest Foundations singles since their last resurge into the Top 40. On the week of September 13,
Record Mirror showed the entry of "Born to Live Born to Die" in the National Top 50 charts at no. 46.
Billboard reported in the 27 September issue that in Canada, Phonodisc was ahead of other countries with its rush release of "Born to Live, Born to Die". Heavy promotion for it was expected when the band would start their cross-country tour of universities commencing on 16 October. On the week ending 27 September, it had dropped down to no. 50 in the UK. The 4 October issue showed that the single was back at no. 46. It was also in the Malaysian Top Ten having moved from no. 11 to no. 8. The peak position of no. 4 in the Malaysian chart was shown in the 25 October issue of
Billboard. It was still in the Top Ten a week later. Breakout sales action for Canada was reported by
Cash Box in the 18 October issue. It would be listed as one of the best-selling singles from Pye in the 4 July 1970 issue. ;Further activities in late 1969 A selection of lower priced records were listed in the 18 October issue of
New Musical Express. Among them was the self-titled
Foundations album on
Marble Arch MALS 1157. It featured stereo re-recordings of previously recorded songs. The songs "Any Old Time (Your'e Lonely And Sad)", "Back on My Feet Again", "Harlem Shuffle", "Tomorrow" and "We Are Happy People" appeared on the
Rocking the Foundations album released the previous year. "Baby Now That I've Found You" with
Colin Young on vocals has the same backing track as the original Clem Curtis version. The new version of "Tomorrow" years later has been referred to as the alternate version. This version has Colin Young on vocals instead of Clem Curtis' vocals which appeared on the live version. They too have the same backing track. However, the Colin Young re-recording is a longer edit. It was originally on the
Rocking the Foundations album which was a mixture of actual live and studio tracks. This suggests that there were some recordings with Clem Curtis on lead vocals existed but his vocals were replaced with those by Colin Young. Bassist Peter Macbeth left the band in 1969 to join the group Bubastis with Bernie Living. Over time, other members included Geoff Nicholson and Brian Appleyard from East of Eden, Simon Lee from Alexis Korner, and soul sax player Mike Freeman. An article appeared in the 20 September issue of
New Musical Express that the new single for the group was "Love Song" which was written for the group by
Donovan. The group cut short their Dutch tour so they could go back to London to record that song plus the
Bill Martin and
Phil Coulter composition "Take a Girl Like You" on 8 October. It was also reported in the same article that their rock opera that was planned for Christmas had to be shelved. The absence of the group in Sweden caused concern to their management in late September. They were reported missing. At the time there were heavy storms in Sweden that resulted in injuries and deaths. Rod Harrod, spokesman for the group said that management was very worried. The group's agent was flying out to investigate. According to the Seventies Sevens website, the 5 November 1969 issue of
Record Retailer reported that
David Myers and
John Worsley who were songwriters with Southern Music left to Join Barry Class'
Trend label that year. They composed "
Baby, I Couldn't See" which The Foundations recorded.
Eric Allendale who had been taken on as a producer for Trend in 1968 co-directed the recording with Worsley.
Steve Bingham would assume of the role of Foundations bass guitarist in 1969.
1970 ;Break away from management and legal action It had been reported in a publicity sheet around early December 1969 that the band had broken away from their manager Barry Class. Jim Dawson who was formerly their agent and Mike Dolan took over the group's affairs. Having left Barry Class's management, the group had joined a management company headed by Mike Dolan of Marquee-Martin and Jim Dawson. Barry Class took legal action against the group. Class was granted temporary injunctions by High Court Judge McGarry to restrain Dawson from disposing of any documents relating to the group. Also, with contracts negotiated prior to 28 Nov. 1969 (the day of contract breach), a percentage of money was to go to Class. The article in the 3 January 1970 issue of
Billboard also mentioned that the group's royalties had been frozen. Dawson was also ordered to return any documents belonging to Class. ;Further activities The single "Take a Girl Like You" was released in February, 1970. An article appeared in the 21 March issue of
Record Mirror when their current single was "Take a Girl Like You". The article told of the group's frustration with the material they were performing live and the teen scene they were having play on. With disgust, Colin Young explained that they were having to perform the same music on stage for the last two years which he felt was getting stale. One of the few songs they were performing that was not one of their hits was the song "
Help Me" by
Sonny Boy Williamson. At the time of the article, the line-up was given as Eric Allandale, Steve Bingham, Pat Burke, Tony Gomez, Tim Harris, Alan Warner and Colin Young. The group was also leaning towards a more progressive sound. It appears that the Foundations were in Pye Studios around the second quarter of 1970. According to the May 1970 issue of
Beat Instrumental, the group had been in the studios to lay down some tracks. "My Little Chickadee" proved to be the band's last hit. In spite of releasing "
Take a Girl Like You", the title song to the
Oliver Reed and
Hayley Mills film of the same name, and a heavy blues rock song "I'm Gonna Be a Rich Man", which was one of the few songs that Steve Bingham played on. On 6 August, a broadcast showed the band's appearance on
Top of the Pops performing "I'm Gonna Be a Rich Man". According to
Disc and Music Echo in the magazine's 5 September issue, The Foundations were appearing with
Miki Antony on
Ed Stewart's Stewpot show on Saturday at 5:15 pm. ;Departure of Colin Young and break up It was reported by
New Musical Express in the week ending 10 October 1970 issue that lead singer Colin Young had left the group to pursue a solo career. He had already signed a contract with Barry Class and was putting together his new group which was called
Development. Young would later claim that the rest of the band had got above themselves, the band hardly rehearsing, staying in the biggest most expensive hotels in the US and some members failing to turn up for bookings. The Foundations split in late 1970. During their time, the group took on bassists, Tony Collinge (possibly joined when the group left Barry Class in 1969), Paul Lockey (in 1970) who had been with
Robert Plant in
Band of Joy. ==Other versions of band==