Moby Grape was a
psychedelic rock group of the
1960s, formed by manager
Matthew Katz[?] (of
Jefferson Airplane) in
San Francisco. Frontman
Skip Spence[?] (also of Jefferson Airplane),
Jerry Miller[?] and
Don Stevenson[?] (of
the Frantics[?]),
Peter Lewis[?] (of
the Cornells[?]) and
Bob Mosley[?] all wrote songs for
Moby Grape[?] (
1967 in music).
Columbia Records immediately released five singles, and the band was percieved as being over-hyped. In addition, band members were in legal trouble for charges (later dropped) of consorting with underage females, and the band's relationship with Katz rapidly deteriorated. The second album,
Wow[?], was a critical and commercial failure. During the recording, Spence came to the studio with an axe, intending to kill Stevenson; he was committed. After Spence left the group, Mosley joined the Marines. The remainder soldiered on for two decades, recording and performing to a small audience.