Also known as: Vince Maloney Sect, The
Origin: Melbourne, Australia
This short-lived Melbourne outfit formed in early 1966 and was headed up by Vince Malouney (lead guitar, vocals) along with Billy Taylor (guitar), John Shields (bass) and Jim Thompson (drums). In the spring of '66, they issued their one and only single ('No Good Without You' b/w 'She's A Yum Yum') on the Kommotion label, with the A-side being an outstanding, freakbeat take of the William Stevenson penned song that was originally released as a Motown number by Marvin Gaye about a year earlier. It should also be noted that the Birds was the first band to cover this track in a similar freakbeat f…