Kincae were a band made up of session musicians led by John Carter who wrote all of the songs. They recorded for Penny Farthing Records and after a huge European hit in 1973 with "Dreams Are Ten a Penny", a singer called "John Knowles" was sent out to promote the record. After a disagreement he was replaced by Paul and Nigel Griggs and Rick Williams, who were part of a band called "Octopus" that had been signed to "Penny Farthing Records". They were now sent off to promote Kincade records, although neither they nor John Knowles had taken part in any of the recordings. This caused much confusion especially when John Knowles re-emerged as John Kincade for a solo career.