its , ▁Wayne ▁Font ana ▁and ▁The ▁Mind b enders , ▁and ▁Fred die ▁and ▁the ▁Dream ers . ▁Bar cl ay ▁James ▁Har vest ▁formed ▁in ▁nearby ▁Old ham ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁ 1 0 cc ▁in ▁Stock port ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Top ▁of ▁the ▁P ops ▁was ▁also ▁recorded ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Manchester ▁bands ▁Fred die ▁and ▁the ▁Dream ers , ▁Wayne ▁Font ana ▁and ▁the ▁Mind b enders ▁and ▁H erman ' s ▁Herm its ▁to pped ▁the ▁American ▁Billboard ▁charts ▁consec ut ively ▁during ▁mid - A pril ▁– ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁all ▁three ▁bands ▁were ▁numbers ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁for ▁one ▁week . ▁Graham ▁Nash ▁of ▁the ▁Hol lies ▁moved ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁rapidly ▁expand ing ▁music ▁scene ▁there . ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Graham ▁G ould man ▁of ▁ 1 0 cc ▁and ▁Eric ▁Stewart ▁of ▁the ▁Mind b enders ▁( who ▁built ▁St raw berry ▁Studios ▁in ▁Stock port , ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁first ▁world ▁class ▁recording ▁studio ▁outside ▁London ), ▁and ▁Keith ▁Hop wood ▁of ▁H erman ' s ▁Herm its ▁whose ▁Pl uto ▁Studios ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁building ▁as ▁St raw berry , ▁then ▁spent ▁ 1 9 7 7 – 1 9 8