[2] King and drummer Roger Powell had known each other since their schooldays, and were involved in the early days of the Scene Club in Soho, London, becoming pioneers in mod subculture and fashion.
His first venture into song-writing was for Sandra Barry,[4] in which he penned "Really Gonna Shake" b/w "When We Get Married" in March 1964 on Decca.
[6][4] For the Action's Rolled Gold compilation album King wrote "Come Around", "Climbing Up The Wall" and of course, "Little Boy".
Blunder (ex-Blossom Toes) and Mighty Baby (former band members), along with other guest musicians such as Mick Taylor, Steve Winwood (credited as Mystery Man), Brian Auger and Danny McCulloch.
[9] An earlier version of "Little Boy" and "In My Dreams" (co-written with Alan "Bam" King), also appears on the Action compilation album titled Rolled Gold.
Blunder (ex-Blossom Toes) and Mighty Baby (ex-The Action), with Mick Taylor, Steve Winwood, Brian Auger and Danny McCulloch.