w yth ▁for ▁two ▁concert s ▁that ▁same ▁evening . ▁The ▁drum mer ▁had ▁not ▁heard ▁the ▁song ▁before ▁going ▁into ▁the ▁studio . ▁On ▁the ▁record ▁M ald w yn ▁P ate ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁to ▁sing ▁' S nos ' ▁rather ▁than ▁' N os ' ▁( night ) ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁time ▁to ▁re - record ▁a ▁corrected ▁version . ▁▁ ▁The ▁group ▁where ▁hoping ▁for ▁a ▁heav ier , ▁more ▁contemporary ▁sound , ▁similar ▁to ▁C ream ▁or ▁Hey ▁Joe ▁by ▁Jim i ▁Hend rix ▁a ▁huge ▁hit ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁limited ▁technology ▁and ▁number ▁of ▁tracks ▁at ▁the ▁BBC ▁Sw anse a ▁studio . ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁approximately ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁singles ▁were ▁pressed . ▁The ▁song ▁received ▁little ▁radio ▁air ▁play , ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁language ▁s eld om ▁heard ▁on ▁the ▁radio ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁with ▁broadcast ing ▁services ▁being ▁almost ▁completely ▁based ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁single ▁was ▁however ▁played ▁on ▁a ▁panel ▁programme ▁review ing ▁latest ▁releases ▁on ▁newly ▁launched ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 1 ▁( Radio ▁ 1 ▁started ▁on ▁air ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁a ▁month ▁before ▁' Ma es ▁B ' ▁was ▁released ). ▁Not ▁surprising ly ▁given ▁the ▁then ▁low ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁language , ▁the ▁panel ▁were ▁of ▁the ▁opinion ▁that ▁the ▁record ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁strange ▁g imm ick . ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁D af y dd ▁Evans ▁They ▁sold ▁quite ▁well ▁in