Origin: Dagenham, England
Grapefruit hailed from the London area, forming in 1967 when George Alexander (bass) was signed to Apple Music Publishing by Terry Doran, who then brought in three prior members of Tony Rivers & The Castaways to round out the foursome: John Perry (lead guitar, vocals), along with brothers Geoff (drums) and Pete Swettenham (guitar). As a side note worth mentioning, Alexander was born Alex Young and the older brother of Malcolm (first a member of the Australian Velvet Underground ) and Angus Young, both future members of AC/DC. Doran, who was a longtime close associate of The Beatles and Brian E…