VdGG Profile: The Kubas / The Koobas

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The Kubas / The Koobas [1962/63 - 1968]
Personnel
Name Roy Morris: gtr, voc Stuart Leathwood: voc, gtr Tony O'Riley: drums, voc Keith Ellis: bass, voc	to [quit music biz] March Hare Bakerloo VdGG III

Discography
1965 1965 1966 1966 1967 1967 1968 1969	I Love Her / Magic Potion Take Me For A Little While / Somewhere In The Night You'd Better Make Up Your Mind / A Place I Know Sweet Music / Face Sally / Champagne And Caviar Gypsy Fred / City Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest / Walking Out The Koobas	Columbia Pye Pye Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia	single single single single single single single lp

History

Merseybeaters which initially involved other members. The original drummer John Morris gathered the new gang and became their road manager. They had a three-week residency at the Star Club in Hamburg in Dec. 1963. In 1965 they got a new producer and manager Tony Stratton-Smith, who suggested the slight name-change from 'Ku' to 'Koo' (as in Stark). They were placed on the Beatles' brief pre-Christmas British tour in 1965 along with the Moody Blues. Their second single was released at about the same time and was a minor hit. Like their stablemates the Creation they concentrated on the European mainland in their latter days and the last single was a hit on the Continent. Out of th is latter-day optimism came their self titled pop-sike album. They had broken up by the time it was released. "Too lazy to hit the big time", according to Keith Ellis.