Before he left for greener pastures, and before The Staccatos breakout hit, "Half Past Midnight" was released in 1966, and before the group signed a series of contracts with first Capitol Records, then MGM Records, and then with new label Lionel Records (of model train fame), and the group rose to international fame, fortune, and their nickname became the catchy name of their 1967 album "The Five Man Electrical Band,"
Dean Hagopian had been the group's lead singer for about two years (from 1963 to 1965)
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