They were formed by singer Tony Cassidy, guitarist Keith Millar, tenor saxophone/flute player Alex Kirby (born 6 January 1947, Walkden, who left in late 1966 and was replaced by Lenni Zaksen and Bernie Brown), keyboardist David Tomlinson, bassist John Nichols and drummer Dave Webb.
The judges included Graham Nash of The Hollies, Kenny Everett then a Radio London deejay and Vicki Wickham of Ready Steady Go!.
[1] They performed "Behind the Door", "Respect" and "Down in the Valley" on 12 April 1966 on Top of the Pops, and appeared again on the show and played "East Side Story" plus "Things Get Better" and "Don't Worry Girl" on 1 November 1966.
The same year they supported Otis Redding at the Manchester Apollo on 15 September and they also played "English Tea" and "I Got my Pride" in the film The Ghost Goes Gear.
He later had a role in the subsequent new wave scene, under the stage name of Dave Formula, as a member of Magazine, Visage, Ludus and Luxuria, and working with Howard Devoto and Tuxedomoon's Winston Tong.