: After failing to secure another Top 20 hit, the group officially split in November 1968.
Despite the success of "Ashes to Ashes," the band struggled to maintain their momentum as the psychedelic era began to take hold. ashes_to_ashes_the_mindbenders
: Eric Stewart eventually took the lessons learned from The Mindbenders and formed Strawberry Studios, which led to the creation of the legendary art-rock band 10cc . : After failing to secure another Top 20
: Moving away from Fontana’s pop-soul influence, the group leaned into a more sophisticated, "Beat" sound that fit the mid-60s British landscape. The Release of "Ashes to Ashes" "A Groovy Kind of Love
: Their first single without Fontana, "A Groovy Kind of Love," became a global smash, reaching No. 2 in both the UK and US.