While the Beatles conquered the world, The Kirkbys were busy perfecting the art of being magnificent and ignored. Rising from the ashes of The Tuxedos and The Panthers, this Mersey quintet—led by songwriting sorcerer Jimmy Campbell with John "JD" Lloyd, Joe Marooth, Kenny "Goody" Goodlass, and Alby Power—crafted harmonies so sweet they could rot your teeth and melodies so clever they made other bands quit in shame. Their early singles found love in Finland (apparently the Finns have better ears than the rest of us), while their psychedelic metamorphosis into 23rd Turnoff produced "Michael Angelo"—a masterpiece that proved Liverpool had more tricks up its sleeve than just mop-tops and yeah-yeah-yeahs. Commercial success remained stubbornly elusive, but fate intervened when precious 1966 demos were rescued from an actual rubbish skip—because even garbage collectors couldn't quite throw away genius. Think Like A Key Music's definitive anthology It's A Crime (summer 2025) finally delivers the justice these beautiful losers always deserved.