Their music, and their early history, is similar in some ways to that of fellow Liverpudlians The Beatles, though they never achieved widespread popularity.

The group was founded in April 1962 in Liverpool by members who had previously played in local outfits such as the Thunderbeats and Roy Montrose and the Midnighters.

Following the dates with the Beatles, the group did club tours of England and attracted much positive press,[2] but further singles failed to catch on with the public.

[1] In 1966, they moved from Pye to EMI Columbia Records,[1] and the following year played with The Who at the Savile Theatre and performed alongside Jimi Hendrix in Switzerland.

[1] The Koobas never made it into the official sales chart but their cover of the Gracie Fields hit, "Sally", climbed as high as number 21 on pirate station Radio London's Fab 40 in January 1967.