UNIT 4 + 2
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Brian Parker after a short spell as a guitar player in Adam Faith's backing group The Roulettes in 1962, formed the fledgling outfit. Due to ill health Parker quickly dropped himself from playing duties with the group, and concentrated on songwriting for them. The quartet's name became 'Unit Four' in 1963, simply on account of their having four band members. When two further musicians joined the group, they augmented the name accordingly. As Unit 4 + 2, the sextet issued their debut single, on Decca Records "Green Fields". Unit 4 + 2's hypnotic track "Concrete And Clay" became a big hit the following year, reportedly thanks to exposure on the pirate radio stations of the day, most notably Wonderful Radio London. The radio station's music director, Tony Windsor, later recalled in an interview that he had initially rejected the song for the station's playlist, but was persuaded to change his mind by DJ Kenny Everett. After the release of three unsuccessful singles, the band underwent several personnel changes with the 1967 shake up, and experienced a change of record label to Fontana Records, but neither was able to revive the group's fortunes. By 1968, with Ballard and Henrit on board as fulltime members, their sound was toughened up, but a stab at Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" was comprehensively outsold by The Byrds own cover version. They moved into psychedelic mode with their final single offering "3.30" with lavish orchestration and harpsichords aplenty. It failed to chart, and with another album Unit 4 + 2 quickly following suit, the group disbanded in 1969.
MEMBERS:
Peter The Count Moules - vocals and guitar
David Buster Meikle - guitar
Howard Lem Lubin - guitar
Rod Humble Garwood - bass
Thomas Sweat Moeller - keyboards
Hugh Pigmy Halliday - drums
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A Place To Go / Butterfly
Too Fast, Too Slow / Booby Trap
Spain
Fontana 465 409 TE
Value: 50
Butterfly
A Place To Go
Holland
Fontana 267 729 TF
Value: 65
Concrete And Clay
When I Fall In Love
Denmark
Decca F 12071
Value: 55
Concrete And Clay
When I Fall In Love
Germany
Decca DL 25181
Value: 25
Concrete And Clay
When I Fall In Love
Holland
Decca F 12071
Value: 30
Concrete And Clay
When I Fall In Love
Holland
Decca 6103 067
Value: 20
REISSUE
Concrete And Clay
When I Fall In Love
Italy
Decca F 12071
Value: 50
Concrete And Clay
When I Fall In Love
Japan
London HIT-497
Value: 80
Concrete And Clay / When I Fall In Love
Sorrow And Pain / The Lonely Valley
France
Decca 457 070 M
Value: 100
Concrete And Clay / When I Fall In Love
Wild Is The Wind / Cross A Million Mountains
Portugal
Decca PEP 1104
Value: 35
Concrete And Clay / When I Fall In Love
You've Never Been In Love Like This Before / Tell Somebody You Know
South Africa
Decca DFE 7197
Value: 100
Cotton Fields / Cross A Million Mountains
To Be Redeemed / Wild Is The Wind
New Zealand
Decca DFEM 8619
Value: 85
Cotton Fields / Cross A Million Mountains
To Be Redeemed / Wild Is The Wind
UK
Decca DFE 8619
Value: 60
For A Moment
Fables
Sweden
Decca F 12398
Value: 75
Hark
Stop Wasting Your Time
Denmark
Decca F 12211
Value: 55
Hark
Stop Wasting Your Time
Holland
Decca F 12211
Value: 75
FAVORIETEN EXPRESS
Hark
Stop Wasting Your Time
Japan
London HIT-540
Value: 80
Hark
Stop Wasting Your Time
Sweden
Decca F 12211
Value: 55
I've Seen The Light
I Was Only Playing Games
Sweden
Decca F 12509
Value: 50
Too Fast Too Slow
Booby Trap
Holland
Fontana 267 724 TF
Value: 35
Unit 4plus2: 500 Miles / Cascades: Rhythm Of The Rain
Unit 4plus2: Greenfields / Mexican song: Cu Cu Rru Cu Cu Paloma
Thailand
Coliseum CLS 917
Value: 30
You Ain't Going Nowhere
So You Want To Be A Blues Player
Germany
Fontana 267 838 TF
Value: 20
You've Never Been In Love Like This Before
Tell Somebody You Know
Germany
Decca DL 25191
Value: 40
You've Never Been In Love Like This Before
Tell Somebody You Know
Holland
Decca F 12144
Value: 75
You've Never Been In Love Like This Before / Tell Somebody You Know
Hark / Stop Wasting Your Time
France
Decca 457 087 M
Value: 50
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