Formation of The Band
As related in the liner notes for the World IN Sound release of their album, the Head Shop began as a Brooklyn street-corner band and, as the Household Sponge, released a single in 1967 called "Scars" b/w "Second Best" on Murbo (catalogue #M-1017). "Second Best" was in the Spotlight list of songs that were predicted to reach the Hot 100 by Billboard in August 1967. The band also performed live under the name the Aladdins.
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