Never coming close to a hit single, San Jose's Chocolate Watch Band nonetheless waxed some of the greatest fusions of The Rolling Stones' sneering r'n'b and garage-pop-psychedelia on their Ed Cobb-produced 1966-67 sides, particularly Sweet Young Thing, Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-in), I Ain't No Miracle Worker and Misty Lane. An appearance in the exploitation flick Riot On Sunset Strip guaranteed some notoriety, but the band eventually dissolved after Jaggeresque lead singer Dave Aguilar left in late 1967.

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