But we didn't care. We were on the road. Robert and Grenville gave us

some money to buy a second-hand door mobil, a little van. And we

put our little bits of equipment in the back and started driving around

the north circular. And then Robert got us some gigs in the north.

We drove up to Manchester, Birmingham, all over the country at tiny

little clubs. Our records hadn't been hits, but we were enjoying the

groovy scene, man. And it was on these tours that we picked up lots

of fans, lots of young fans. And it was Through our appearance on

Ready Steady Go, with one of our failed singles, that they started to

recognize us. And that's when we first encountered the phenomenon

known as groupies.