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in 1965. The band went through many personnel changes as band members did not like the changes in musical direction that the band heading towards. Only Thomas, Dominic and
Cameron remained from the original line-up, and they were joined by two London jazzers, Roy Fry on keyboards and Glyn Thomas on
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