Wayne Fontana, Bob Lang, Ric Rothwell and Eric Stewart formed Wayne Fontana and
the Mindbenders in Manchester, England in 1963, joined a short time later by
Graham Foote. The band issued their first single, “Hello Josephine”, on Fontana
Records in 1963. The single entered the UK’s Top 50, but their next two singles
failed to chart. Things began to turn around for the band when the single “Stop
Look and Listen” (1964) entered the Top 40. The next single, “Um, Um, Um, Um,
Um, Um” was their first big hit, climbing to Number 5. Their debut album, Wayne
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