The Group Image

Actually part of a larger New York artist collective of the same name, the Group Image released one album, 1968's A Mouth in the Clouds. Heavily derivative of Jefferson Airplane (who also had a five-man, one-woman lineup), it also showed the influence of late-'60s harmony folk-pop-rock groups like the Mamas & the Papas. Despite wider exposure than many such bands, including coverage in Time magazine and being chosen to represent American culture at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, the group's record failed to make the charts. ~ Richie Unterberger