Origin: Mansfield, CT, USA
This short-lived, jazzy Mansfield outfit formed in early 1967 and came from the Storrs area of the city, so it is assumed they were all or mostly University of Connecticut students. Members included Chas Mirsky (guitar), Minty Collins (flute, harmonica, keyboards), David Bliss (piano), Steve Starger (organ), Danny Shanok (bass) and last but not least, Bob De Vos (drums, vocals). The band's unique and literally spacey moniker is short for the New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars (abbreviated NGC), an astronomical catalogue of deep-sky objects that was compiled by John Louis Em…