Initially formed in Ealing by a group of school friends, The Tomcats didn’t meet with any real success in the UK. When offered the chance to perform in Spain in 1966, the group merged with another local band (The Second Thoughts) and headed for Madrid.
As Los Tomcats, they found an eager audience for their music there, and subsequently proved to be a hit, charting four EPs that ranged from covers of contemporary British songs to upbeat versions of more traditional Spanish-language tunes.
The group returned to England in 1967 and responded to the dawning of the Age of Aquarius by investing in sitars and tablas and reinventing themselves as a psychedelic group called July.
Tom Newman
Vocals Peter Cook
Guitar, harmonica Alan James
Bass Chris Jackson
Drums
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