sentences:  It anticipated the techniques later used by America's Vanilla Fudge, but where the US group slowed their creations down for melodramatic emphasis, 1-2-3 were more concerned with swing, and used the pieces as stepping stones to self-expression, rather than a means in themselves.Yet they balanced this esoteric desire with a conspicuous focus on melody.There was nothing remotely like it around.During the time the group performed at the club during 1967, they were signed by NEMS management company and Brian Epstein of The Beatles fame.