[1] The Wild Angels was formed in the summer of 1967 with Mal Gray on vocals, John Hawkins on guitar, John Huggett on keyboards, Mitch Mitchell on bass guitar, Bill Kingston on piano and Bob O’Connor on drums.
The band signed with B&C records in 1969 after having one release ("Nervous Breakdown"/"Watch the Wheels Go Round") on Major Minor, also in 1969, and following a successful tour with Gene Vincent during 1969, bassist Mitch Mitchell left the band to be replaced by Rod Cotter.
When Mal Gray left the group in 1971 the lead vocals were taken over by bass guitar player Keith Read.
The group signed with Decca Records in 1972, releasing one album and several singles including "Love's Made A Fool of You" with Swedish singer, Jerry Williams.
[1] In 1975, Pete Scott became their new lead singer and new bass player Billy Barnes and new drummer Jim Russell replaced Geoff Britton, who later played with Paul McCartney and Wings.