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 | | Blues band, then psychedelic pioneers, signed by Mercury '66 after residencies at Cafe Wha and Nite Owl Cafe in NYC. |
 | | Debut LP Blues Magoos '66; next two went gold: Psychedelic Lollipop '66 (first LP to use 'psychedelic' in title, also advising 'play at high volume'), Electric Comic Book '67. |
 | | Castro joined Barnaby Bye (with future teen idols Billy and Bobby Alessi); later sessioned, notably for Paul Stanley (of Kiss) on his solo LP '78, then emerged as lead singer of Balance alongside Bob Kulick (later with Meat Loaf) and Doug Katsaros on keyboards (LPs Balance '81, In For The Count '82 on Portrait). |
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