Formed in Manchester in 1963 Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders followed the Merseybeat boom to London and had their first hit in 1964 with a cover of Major Lance's "Um, Um, Um". They were a classy 'British Beat' band comparable to the Searchers, Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas or Gerry and the Pacemakers. Always playing catch up with the Beatles they were to have huge hits with "Game Of Love" and later with "A Groovy Kind Of Love" a hit featuring Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldmand later of 10 CC. These 1964 and 1965 recordings capture the band at their youthful and energetic best.