Also known as: Rainy Daze, The
Origin: Denver, CO, USA
This Denver pop-psych outfit formed in 1965, first playing mainly R&B and beat music. Members included brothers Tim (vocals, guitar) and Kip Gilbert (drums), along with Mac Ferris (lead guitar), Sam Fuller (bass) and Bob Heckendorf (keyboards). Early on, they were somehow discovered by Phil Spector who signed them to a management contract and then planned a huge publicity campaign that unfortunately never came to fruition. Their day in the sun came in late 1966 with the release of the quirky but cool 'That Acapulco Gold', which was first issued on the Chicory label and then re-released nationa…