Their early repertoire reflected the influence of the "British invasion" and London even went as far as coaxing the others to "fake" English accents, in order to convince the audience that they had just arrived from England.
Around the same time, local jazz keyboardist Art Ayre (born March 18, 1942, in Toronto) replaced Feeney, who formed a new version of his former band, the Spellbinders.
As a result, the band separated from London (who went solo) and recorded a final single as the Sparrows, "Hard Times With The Law", which hit #13 on the RPM chart in August.
The following month, the band supported Gary Lewis & the Playboys at Massey Hall in Toronto and also found regular work at Chez Monique and the El Patio in the city's Yorkville village.
While in the Big Apple, Sparrow also appeared at the Barge in Westhampton (the Rascals had played there the previous summer) on Long Island and at another New York club, the Downtown.
Producer David Kapralik, later manager of Sly & the Family Stone, was introduced to Freeman by Jerry Brandt (head of Rock & Roll at the William Morris Agency).
The band returned to Columbia's New York studios in October and recorded a follow-up, the Edmonton Brothers' "Green Bottle Lover," which was coupled with the Dennis Edmonton–Nick St. Nicholas collaboration, "Down Goes Your Love Life."
Shortly thereafter, they moved to San Francisco where they performed at the Ark in nearby Sausalito as well as the Matrix and the Avalon Ballroom (sharing the stage with the Youngbloods and Moby Grape at the latter).
Sparrow continued to commute back and forth between Los Angeles and San Francisco throughout the first six months of 1967, performing alongside the Doors, the Steve Miller Band and many others.
After recording two albums with Mars Bonfire and bassist Rushton Moreve along with producer/arranger Gabriel Mekler, St. Nicholas' Sparrow bandmates John Kay, Jerry Edmonton and Goldy McJohn came to see him perform with T.I.M.E.