The Rats were an English rock band, first established in 1963, from Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
In 1966, Mick Ronson joined The Rats, then including singer Benny Marshall, bassist Geoff Appleby and drummer Jim Simpson (who was subsequently replaced by Clive Taylor and then John Cambridge).
[3] 1968 saw the band change their name briefly to Treacle and book another recording session at Fairview Studios in 1969, before reverting to their original name.
Around this time, Ronson was recommended by Rick Kemp to play guitar on Michael Chapman's Fully Qualified Survivor album.
In November 1969, the band recorded a final session at Fairview, taping "Telephone Blues" and "Early in Spring".