Record Contract
The Unbelievable Uglies released "Off My Hands" on Cardinal records, and soon after signed to Soma records with their single release "Keep Her Satisfied." Their singles enjoyed enough regional airplay to land the group a deal with Liberty, and early in 1967 they released their major-label debut "Sorry", produced by Bobby Vee. Soon after this the Uglies released the Spears-Eveslage composition "Spider-Man." In November 1967 the band was the opening act for the Fargo, North Dakota appearance of The Who on the opening night of their first United States tour. The show made national headlines when the mayor of Fargo accused The Who and The Unbelievable Uglies of inciting the teen audience to riot, and banned them from ever appearing in his city again. This ban was lifted a short time later, and The Unbelievable Uglies continued to play shows in Fargo.
Other recordings were "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" with Winston on vocals, "The Tin Drum", and a successful cover of Spirit's "Mister Skin", among others.
In 1972 the founding members of the original Unbelievable Uglies each decided to take on individual projects. Over the next several years three other area bands performed as the "Uglies", each buying the name from their predecessors. In 1978, 2 members of the area show band "Silver" - Danny Mangold and Gene Wilhelmi - bought the name and moved to Minneapolis, where they metamorphosed the group into The Metro All Stars. They appeared on Star Search in 1981, winning one of the weekly competitions.
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