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The Wild Ones were an American rock band from New York City, initially led by singer Jordan Christopher. They are perhaps best known for recording the first version of Chip Taylor's song "Wild Thing", which later was a smash hit for The Troggs.

The band formed in Manhattan in 1964. The original members were:

They began playing at the Peppermint Lounge, soon becoming the house band there, but left in April 1965 to become the house band at Sybil Burton's nightclub, Arthur. Within a week of meeting, Sybil Burton and Jordan Christopher married. The band recorded an album, The Arthur Sound, which hit #149 on the US Billboard 200. The album was produced by Daniel Secunda (the brother of Tony Secunda), with a sleeve photograph by Richard Avedon. Alden and Trick were dissatisfied with the production of the record, and Jordan Christopher left the group soon afterwards to pursue an acting career, with Alden then taking over as lead singer. With Christopher, the band appeared in the 1966 "Z movie", The Fat Spy, starring Phyllis Diller and Jayne Mansfield and also featuring Johnny Tillotson; the film featured in the 2004 documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made.

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