Editing Eggs over Easy (section)

==Formation==
Although both hailed from [[New York City]], Jack O'Hara (guitar, bass & vocals) met [[Austin de Lone]] (keyboards, guitar & vocals) in [[Berkeley, California]], where they formed a duo.  The pair moved back to New York, where they met Brien Hopkins (keyboards, bass, guitar & vocals) who joined to form a multi-instrumental trio, without a drummer or percussionist.<ref name="Sleeve">Sleevenotes by Nigel Cross to the 2006 Hux Records Re-release</ref> They regularly played clubs and bars in [[Greenwich Village]] and [[Long Island]], until they acquired a small fan base, and a manager, Peter Kauff.<ref name="NSTCI"/> Kauff was also helping [[Cannon Films]] to move into the music business, and arranged for [[Chas Chandler]] (bass player for [[the Animals]] and producer/manager of the [[Jimi Hendrix Experience]]) to produce their first album.<ref name="NSTCI"/>