Also known as: Flies, The
Origin: London, England
This East London band evolved out of the R&B group the Rebs, who in 1965 changed their name to the In-Sect and released an LP full of British Invasion and Beach Boys covers on the RCA Camden label. After this album made little impact, they changed their moniker to the Decadent Streak and then to the oddly named "No Flies On Us BUT". In the fall of 1966, they went through a few personnel changes and signed to Decca, which convinced them to shorten their name to the Flies. Original members included Robin Hunt (drums, vocals), John Da Costa (guitar, organ), Ian Baldwin (bass) and George Haywood (…