Born in Malaysia and coming to England in 1962 to study music, Gopal played tabla, a northern Indian percussion instrument, from the age of seven, which replaced drums in the band.
[8] In the same year as the previous break-up, Gopal formed a new line-up under his name, which included vocalist-guitarist Ian Fraser Kilmister (better known as Lemmy, who had just finished working as a roadie on a tour featuring Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd),[9] Roger D'Elia and Phil Duke.
[2] Roger D'Elia (who was grandson of the actress Mary Clare) later performed in a mid-1970s band called Glider, which included Twink (ex-Fairies), Andy Colquhoun and Chas McKay.
[citation needed] A further line-up of the band (under the name Cosmosis) featured Alan Mark (vocals), Mox Gowland (harmonica & flutes), Mickey Waller (also known as Mickey Finn; guitar) and Freddie Gandy (ex-The Fairies; bass), with management from Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant;[9] however, this lineup did not release any records before breaking up in 1971,[9] partially due to Gopal himself being incapacitated for several years by a car accident.
[1] Sam Gopal then recorded multiple further albums with professional musicians in the band's lineup (including Building B, Largo, Soap Opera (with Andy Clark), and Not for Sale); however, they remain unreleased.