Also known as: Head Shop, The
Origin: New York, NY, USA
This band can be traced back to the early 60s when Dan Prosseda (guitar) and Drew Sbordone (bass) began playing together on a Brooklyn street corner. By 1967, the group had grown into a quintet known first at the Aladdins and then the Household Sponge with additional members Joe Siano (lead vocals, alto saxophone), Billy Hayes (drums) and Geoff Wright (keyboards). In the summer of '67, the band released their first 45 ('Scars' b/w 'Second Best') on the Murbo label with the B-side being called out by Billboard magazine as an up-and-coming track that was expected to make their Hot 100 list but n…