: It featured a driving, slightly melancholic beat with the lush vocal harmonies that became a trademark of Eric Stewart's production style.
"Ashes to Ashes" followed their initial post-Fontana success and reached No. 14 on the UK charts in the autumn of 1966. ashes_to_ashes_the_mindbenders
: Their first single without Fontana, "A Groovy Kind of Love," became a global smash, reaching No. 2 in both the UK and US. : It featured a driving, slightly melancholic beat
: 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" : Their first single without Fontana, "A Groovy
: 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 .