sentence: history their professional career began back in 1967 when they were formed in bristol as pictures of dorian gray , by dave arbus ( born david arbus , 8 october 1941 , leicester ) ( violin , flute , saxophone , trumpet ) , ron caines ( born ronald arthur caines , 13 december 1939 , bristol ) ( alto saxophone ) , geoff nicholson ( born geoffrey nicholson , 27 june 1948 , near bristol , somerset ) ( guitar , vocals ) , mike price bass , and stuart rossister drums .