The Selfs

The Selfs were an English rock and rhythm and blues band formed in 1964 in Wembley, London. The band was formed of bassist Chris Squire, keyboardist Andrew Pryce Jackman, drummer Martyn Adelman, and guitarist John Wheatley, and singer Chris Slater. A future line-up included drummer Mike Richardson.

The band played their first gigs at The Graveyard, a youth club at St. Andrew's church in Kingsbury, and Blackbirds Cross in Wembley. In 1964, they took part in Ready Steady Win, a music competition run by the producers of the music television show Ready Steady Go! They were beaten in a heat of the competition by the eventual winners, the Bo Street Runners.

In 1965, Squire, Jackman and Adelman formed The Syn with singer Steve Nardelli and guitarists Peter Banks and John Painter. And after a while, Squire and Banks went on to form Mabel Greer's Toyshop, which evolved into Yes, in 1968.

The Selfs recorded an acetate "Love You" and a cover of the Who's "I Can't Explain".