Mandy & The Girlfriends

Mandy and the Girlfriends were from Hull, England, where they formed in 1965. Mandy was Mandy Smith, who'd previously played in Mandy and the Moonrakers with her brother. Mandy's girlfriends were Hilary Morgan (drums), Lesley Saxil-Neilson (bass), Karen Baker (guitar), Lynda Harrison (vocals), and Margaret Wedgner (guitar). Baker quit the group and was replaced by Merle Pryor. After playing locally and in London (where they shared a bill with The Animals) they relocated to West Germany in 1967. There they entertained troops and and released an eponymous album on that country's Kerston Records. After Morgan left the group in 1968, the remaining members went their separate ways. Harrison pursued a solo career and Wedgner and Pryor formed a duo called The Honeys and later, Sugar and Spice.