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The 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. 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-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.
The group became a popular live attraction in Melbourne, and on 3 March 1967, played one of their shows at the Catcher with Chelsea Set, Party Machine and Adderly Smith Blues Band.
During the spring Hardy was replaced by Dave MacTaggart (aka Virgil East) from Adelaide band, The Black Pearls. The new line up released the band's final Australian single, "It’s a Wonder" c/w "I Keep Forgetting" before Welsh left to be replaced by sax player Bernie McGann.
A few months later Mick Liber left and briefly played with Jeff St John’s formed group, The Id and then worked with [[Billy Thorpe]] and Gulliver Smith’s band, The Noyes, while former member Virgil East joined [[Jeff St John]]’s next project, Yama. Liber's replacement was Laurie Arthur from The Strangers. However, the band only lasted a few months and broke up in January 1968.
Malcolm McGee joined The Virgil Brothers and recorded a string of singles. He later played with McGuire in [[Rush]]. MacTaggart reunited with Liber briefly in Billy Thorpe's band.
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