In early 1964, with no record deal in sight and Mickey Marchant preparing to leave for university, The Sapphires split up.  Trevor Duplock and John Hills joined Bob Sansom, Bill Smith and Michael Grimwade in Brighton’s first professional recording and touring rock band, "Bobby Sansom & The Giants".  Bobby Sansom, a well-known radio and TV performer, together with The Giants, formed a hard-rocking outfit that was without equal locally.  They released two singles on Oriole records, "There’s a Place", a Lennon and McCartney song, and "Where Have You Been".

The Giants had a very loyal following in Brighton and the South and played regularly at the Starlight Rooms.  They toured throughout the UK and Germany and were represented by London’s Soho-based London City Agency.