Arriving in the UK in October 1968 Bentley, Liber and Montgomery, (joined by former [[Levi Smith Clefs]]' bass player John Helman,) played at the Vesuvio club on [[Tottenham Court Road]]. In early 1969 Python Lee Jacksonthey workedperformed at the [[Arts Lab]] on [[Drury Lane]] for several months where they were spotted by DJ [[John Peel]]. In April 1969 Bentley, Liber and Montgomery, joined by Jamie Byrne from The Groove, recorded three tracks in the studio with British singer [[Rod Stewart]].
StewartHe was brought in to sing a songfew whensongs and one in particular, since Bentley had informed his band matesbandmates that he didn't think his voice was right for it. Recorded by [[John Peel]] in [[April]] [[1969]], "[[In a Broken Dream]]" and several other songs sang by Stewart sat on the shelf and languished until [[1970]] when [[Miki Dallon, who had]] re-produced the track for his [[Youngblood]] label, and released it. The single flopped upon it's release but Dallon persevered and re-released it in early [[1972]],. theThe single's third release rose to number three in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and #56 in the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Rock File 3 Chartlog - Sources of British Hit Songs:Writers, American Hits and Original Versions |author=Gillett, Charlie & Frith, Simon |year=1975 |publisher=Panther |___location=St. Albans, Herts. |isbn=0-586-04261-X |page=126 }}</ref>▼
=="In A Broken Dream"==
▲Stewart was brought in to sing a song when Bentley informed his band mates that he didn't think his voice was right for it. Recorded by [[John Peel]] in [[April]] [[1969]], "[[In a Broken Dream]]" languished until 1970 when Miki Dallon, who had re-produced the track for his [[Youngblood]] label, released it. The single flopped upon it's release but Dallon persevered and in early [[1972]], the single's third release rose to number three in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and #56 in the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Rock File 3 Chartlog - Sources of British Hit Songs:Writers, American Hits and Original Versions |author=Gillett, Charlie & Frith, Simon |year=1975 |publisher=Panther |___location=St. Albans, Herts. |isbn=0-586-04261-X |page=126 }}</ref>
Following the recording of the songsongs with Stewart the group had continued to make sporadic live appearances. and [[Time Out]] magazine advertised one show at the Bottleneck Club in the Railway Tavern, Stratford in London's East End on 28 June 28th, 1969. After a hiatus, during which the band members explored separate projects during the next few years from 1970 to 1972, David Bentley, Mick Liber, David Montgomery and Tony Cahill (bass) (who had played drums with [[The Easybeats]]) made some recordings in 1972 with English guitarist Gary Boyle. These tracks subsequently appeared on the band's only album (also titled "In A Broken Dream") alongside the earlier Rod Stewart recordings from 1969 resulting in the release of the song and the subsequent charting.
(Montgomery would also go on to briefly play drums for the [[United States|American]] band [[King Harvest]].)
In [[Europe]] the song became something of a classic. It turned up on the [[soundtrack]] of [[film]]s and documentaries (including the acclaimed art house [[film|movie]] ''[[Breaking the Waves]]'') and became the subject of many [[cover version]]s.
