Humpy Bong was an early 1970s ephemeral band
that sold no records. Tim Staffell joined after
leaving Smile,
a band he co-created with Brian May, and was replaced by Freddie
Mercury, an acquaintance of Staffell. Smile then became no
more, and Queen was born. Humpy Bong,
going nowhere, went downhill, with the entire band eventually breaking
up.
Members
- Jonathan Kelly: guitar and songwriter
- Tim Staffell: bass, harmonica
and lead vocals
- Colin Peterson: drums, percussion and manager/producer
Recordings
- 7" "Don't You Be Too Long" (Kelly) b/w "All Right Till
Then" (Kelly) (Parlophone 1970)
- "Don't You Believe It" (Kelly) A-side of the unreleased 7"
Parlophone single, 1970. The B-side, if one was ever recorded, is
unknown.
A Top Of The Pops performance was
recorded for the song "Don't You Believe It".