I was a kid in 1966 when a certain Alka-Seltzer commercial prompted a group of Wrecking Crewmenpersons (bass legend Carol Kaye is thought to be on the record) to turn its music into this rather swinging hit . . .
The T-Bones, "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)"
Error 404 (Not Found)!!1. . . and the record was such a hit (it peaked at number three nationwide in '66) that the geniuses behind it put together a touring version of the group, who included a guitarist (Dan Hamilton), a keyboardsman/saxophonist (Tom Reynolds), and a bassist (Joe Carullo), who'd make a demo that went ignored as the last T-Bones project (a brief Japanese tour) dissipated, who'd discover the hard way that their old demo---featuring their voices as well---got into the hands of the co-mastermind of the Grass Roots (Steve Barri), and who'd be urged to reunite by that co-mastermind to become the 1970s hitmakers Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds.