Editing Badfinger (section)

===Early days===
The Iveys formed in 1961 in [[Swansea]], Wales from the Panthers, whose line-up consisted of [[Pete Ham]] (lead guitar), Ronald "Ron" Griffiths (bass guitar), David "Dai" Jenkins (rhythm guitar), and Roy Anderson (drums). After playing under various names, including the Black Velvets and the Wild Ones,{{sfn|Matovina|2000|pp=3–4}} by 1964 they had settled on the Iveys, after a street in Swansea called Ivey Place.{{sfn|Matovina|2000|p=6}}

In March 1965, drummer [[Mike Gibbins]] joined the Iveys. The group secured concerts around the Swansea area, opening for prominent British bands such as [[the Spencer Davis Group]], [[the Who]], [[the Moody Blues]], and [[the Yardbirds]].{{sfn|Matovina|2000|pp=8–9}}

By June 1966, Bill Collins (the father of actor [[Lewis Collins]]<ref name="Thebirthofpunk">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-birth-of-punk-514015.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122053942/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-birth-of-punk-514015.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 January 2009|title=The birth of punk|first=John|last=Robb|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=5 November 2005|access-date=24 April 2011}}</ref>) had started to manage the group.{{sfn|Matovina|2000|p=ii}} In December 1966, the group moved into Collins's home at 7&nbsp;Park&nbsp;Avenue, [[Golders Green]], London, sharing space with an act called [[the Mojos]].{{sfn| DiLello|2000|p=44}}{{sfn|Matovina|2000|p=49}} The house was terminally overcrowded, so the only place to find any privacy was in a room equipped with a two-track recording machine.{{sfn|Katz|1997}}

The group performed a wide range of cover tunes on the London circuit,{{sfn| DiLello|2000|p=44}} from [[Motown]], [[blues]], and [[Soul music|soul]] to [[Top 40]], psychedelia, and Beatles hits, which garnered interest from record labels.{{sfn|Katz|1997}} [[Ray Davies]] of [[the Kinks]] auditioned to produce them, recording three of their songs at a four-track demo studio in London's Old&nbsp;Kent&nbsp;Road on 15 January 1967: "Taxi" and "Sausage And Eggs", songs by Ham; and Griffiths's "I Believe in You Girl".{{sfn|Matovina|2000|p=21}} On&nbsp;8 December 1966, Collins and the group signed a five-year contract giving Collins a 20% share of net receipts, the same as the individual group members, but only after managerial expenses had been deducted.{{sfn|Matovina|2000|p=21}} Collins said at the time, "Look, I can't promise you lads anything, except blood, sweat and tears."{{sfn|Katz|1997}} The group performed occasional concerts backing [[David Garrick (singer)|David Garrick]] while performing as the Iveys across the [[United Kingdom]] throughout the rest of the decade.{{sfn|Matovina|2000|p=14}}

In August 1967, Dai Jenkins was asked to leave the group,<ref name="OriginalBadfinger">{{cite web|url=http://www.badfingersite.com/history-of-badfinger/the-iveys|title=The Iveys|publisher=Badfinger 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108002823/http://www.badfingersite.com/history-of-badfinger/the-iveys/|archive-date=8 November 2011|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> and was replaced by Liverpudlian guitarist Tom Evans, formerly of Them Calderstones (b. Thomas Evans Jr., 5 June 1947, [[Liverpool]], d. 19 November 1983).{{sfn|Matovina|2000|pp=25–27}} Jenkins's departure was remembered by Griffiths as being "politely asked if he would step down," as Jenkins seemed more interested in girls than the music.{{sfn|Katz|1997}}