This group of Missing Links recorded on Rosco Records out of Hollywood. According to a paragraph that popped up on Wikipedia before being removed, the band’s members were Larry Duncan, Jim Stanley, Mike Swain and Danny DeLacey.
The controversy over that paragraph derives from whether the Missing Links backed Micky Dolenz for a brief time as Mickey and the One Nighters, at the instigation of Eddie Hodges. The Cool Cherry Cream site has the best summary of this crucial morsel of music history.
That site quotes Andrew Sandoval’s The Monkees: Day-By-Day, including that the Missing Links appeared at a spot called La Pitcher in Denver (anyone know more about this club?)
Regardless, the Missing Links did cut one great 45 without Micky, a cover of a recent Al Dowling song “Heartbreak Hill” b/w an original “I Cried Goodbye” on Rosco Records 418.
The correct spelling of Danny DeLacey’s name is Danny DeLacy, at least that’s how it appears in a Cash Box artist directory and a very interesting item in the July 18, 1964 issue of Cash Box that describes him as an Australian and mentions his current DeVille Records single.
That single did see release on DeVille Records DE 118, but with the artist credited as “The One” through a paste-over label. It features “All the Time” and “You Got That Love”, both by Danny DeLacy and Jonny Baron for Charlin Music and Fabulous Music (ASCAP).
I haven’t heard either side – if you have audio files please contact me!
Production by Jay Colonna; he also receives production credit on a Danny Welton single “Julie” / “Stroblights” from the movie “Girl in Gold Boots” (1968), one of the worst rated flicks on IMDB, and Elroy Peace’s funk 45 on Jo-Jo, “Whirlybird” / “Mama Sho-Nuff Is Psyche” (intriguing title!)
At some point, Danny DeLacy returned to Australia. When bassist Kim Lynch left the Australian group The Loved Ones in 1967, Rob Lovett switched to bass and Danny DeLacy joined on lead guitar. Interestingly, Australian rock history site Miles Ago describes DeLacy as an American!
Elroy Peace also had a number of Australian releases, I wonder if there’s some connection.
One other intriguing side-note: Rosco Records 417, just before the Missing Links features the Nova-Tones “Walk on the Surf Side”, a song by Bill Lincoln and Mike Dood for Beaver Music. Likely this is the same Bill Lincoln who recorded with the Bushmen, the War-Babies and Euphoria! I haven’t heard the Nova-Tones single either, so if anyone has a copy please let me know.