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The original Python Lee Jackson was formed in late 1965 by Englishmen, singer Frank Kennington and guitarist Mick Liber (born in [[Peebles, Scotland]] on 1 March 1944) after meeting drummer David Montgomery (born September 1945 in Melbourne). Together with bass player Roy James they played the underground circuit. In early 1966 Kennington was busted and deported back to the UK and former Missing Links singer Bob Brady filled in for several months before Liber and Montgomery struck on the idea of putting a new version together.

TheA new Python Lee Jackson line up came together around March 1966 when Brisbane born keyboard player and singer David Bentley left [[Sydney]] group, [[Jeff St John & The Id]] to join Liber and Montgomery alongside former Unit 4 bass player Lloyd Hardy (aka Cadillac Lloyd Hudson).

In June, the quartet added former [[Wild Cherries]] singer Malcolm McGee (born in Melbourne on 1 November 1945) and opened Rhubarb's club in Sydney's [[Liverpool Street, Sydney|Liverpool Street]]. In September, Bentley left (and rejoined the band in 1968) and was replaced by Bob Welsh. The band's first single, "Emergency Ward" c/w "Who Do You Love?" was actually a [[Ward Austin]] single featuring Python Lee Jackson as backing group.

Python Lee Jackson released a cover of [[Major Lance]]’s "Um-Um–Um" c/w "Big City Lights" in December 1966 before Hardy was replaced by Duncan McGuire from Doug Parkinson's The Questions for three weeks. McGuire appeared on the band's cover of [[Sam and Dave]]’s "Hold On, I’m Coming" c/w "Your Mother Should Have Warned You" before Hardy (now going by the name Virgil East) returned for the band's first trip to Melbourne. Like its predecessor, the single hit the Sydney and Melbourne top ten.