Also known as: Second Time, The
Origin: Costa Mesa, CA, USA
This Orange County outfit formed in the summer of 1965 and got their start playing parties and "Battle of the Bands" competitions. Like many other L.A. area groups, they were influenced heavily by The Beatles , Byrds and Buffalo Springfield . Members included brothers Harold Bishop (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Mike Bishop (lead vocals), Paul Smith (lead vocals), George McGuire (lead guitar, vocals), Jim Vile (bass, French horn, vocals) and Robert "Butch" Martin (drums, vocals). In 1967, they hooked up with the management team of Bob Fitzpatrick and Robert Stigwood, who introduced them to Mi…