The Alley Cats were a musical group active in 1960s. One of their releases saw moderate airplay and chart action. Brice Coefield and Sheridan Spencer belonged to a group named "The Untouchables" who had released unsuccessful singles for the

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and

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labels. At the end of 1962, these two joined with James Barker and Gary Pipkin, who had been with

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, and lead singer

Bobby Sheen Robert Joseph Sheen (May 17, 1941 – November 23, 2000) was an American rhythm and blues singer. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Sheen is best known for singing with Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans who had their biggest hit "Zip-a-Dee-Doo- ...

, who was coming off success with Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, to form The Alley Cats, the brainchild of

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. The group was based out of Los Angeles. Lou Adler brought this combination to

Philles Records Philles Records was an American record label formed in 1961 by Phil Spector and Lester Sill, the label taking its name from a hybrid of their first names. Initially, the label was distributed by Jamie/Guyden in Philadelphia. In 1962, Spector p ...

, although Adler was soon to feel antagonism from

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because of this group. Their first record was their most popular: "Puddin N' Tain", a song based upon a children's playground chant, entered the charts January 1963 and achieved a chart position of 43 in the United States when released on

45rpm #108. The group released no follow-up record for Philles, but in 1965 they released a single for

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. Later, Brice Coefield, Gary Pipkin, and Sheridan Spencer re-connected with Lou Adler and formed the group Africa, releasing records on Adler's

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