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, guitarist and vocalist

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, drummer

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, lead guitarist Ottar Aasegg, and keyboardist and vocalist

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. After a few months in Norway, they went out to Stockholm and were discovered by

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. And the year later they recorded their first album, ''!!Psst !!Psst!!'' In 1965 they recorded their second and final album with the title ''!!Mrrr !Mrrr!''

Last line-up

- bass, vocals (1963–1967) *

- guitar, vocals (1964–1967) * Ottar Aasegg - guitar (1963–1967) * Friedel Brandt - drums and percussion (1963–1967) *

- keyboards, vocals (1965–1967)

Discography

Albums

*''Psst, Psst, Psst'' (1964) *''Mrrr..Mrrr....Mrrr...'' (1965) *''Garman'' (as musicians for Ole Paus) (Karusell, 1972) *''Touch Wood'' (Polydor, 1973) *''Psst! Mrr…'' (MAI, 1981) *''The Pussycats Story'' (Polydor, 1982) *''To You'' (Polydor, 1991)

Singles

*"Ebb Tide" (1965) *"Gonna Send You Back to Georgia" (1965) *"Boom Boom"' (1965) *"Let Me Stay with You" (1966) *"Just a Little Teardrop" (1966) *"Why We Have to Wait" (1966) *"Smile at Me" (1966) *"The Craftsman" / "Song" (1967) *"A Night of Life" (1967) *"Vanja-Maria" / "Death Is Coming" (1967) Norwegian rock music groups Beat groups Musical groups established in 1963 1963 establishments in Norway Musical groups disestablished in 1967 1967 disestablishments in Norway Musical groups from Tromsø {{Rock-band-stub