The Flying Machine (band)
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| The Flying Machine | |
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| Origin | Rugby, Warwickshire, UK |
| Genres | Pop, vocal group |
| Years active | 1969-1971 |
| Labels | Pye Records |
| Associated acts | Pinkerton's Assorted Colours |
| Members | |
| Tony Newman Steve Jones Sam Kempe Stuart Colman Paul Wilkinson drums |
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The Flying Machine was a British pop band, which was in 1969, renamed from Pinkerton's Assorted Colours.
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[edit] Career
The Flying Machine is best known for its major hit single in 1969, "Smile A Little Smile For Me", which peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart (on Kapp Records' Congress record label) Their first record which was self titled was released by JANUS RECORDS in 1969. By 12 December that year they had sold a million copies of the record, and it was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. [1] The song was penned by the songwriting pairing of Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens. Oddly, despite originating from the other side of the Pond, the record had no presence at all on the UK Singles Chart, despite its initial release there on Pye Records.
A follow-up single, a cover version of "Baby Make It Soon", first recorded by Marmalade, scraped the U.S. Hot 100 the following year, but the group reportedly grew frustrated with their pop-oriented style. A final single, "The Devil Has Possession Of Your Mind", suggested a change of direction, but the Flying Machine split up following its release.[2]
Bassist Colman went on to a successful career as a session musician, record producer and BBC Radio disc jockey.
They are not to be confused with James Taylor's similarly named band from the early 1960s.
[edit] Band members
- Tony Newman (born 1947, Rugby, Warwickshire, England) - vocals, guitars
- Steve Jones (born 1946, Coventry) - guitars, vocals
- Sam Kempe (born 1946, Rugby) - vocals
- Stuart Colman (born 19 December 1944, Harrogate, Yorkshire) - bass, electric piano
- Paul Wilkinson (born 1948, Coventry) – drums
- Edie Andrews (born 1945, Detroit, Michigan) - background vocals
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- 1969 "Baby Make It Soon" b/w Smile A Little Smile For Me 1969
- 1969 "Send My Baby Home Again" b/w Look At Me Look At Me 1969
- 1969 "Smile A Little Smile For Me" - #5 U.S.
- 1970 "Hanging On The Edge Of Sadness" b/w Flying Machine 1970
- 1970 "The Devil Has Possession Of Your Mind" b/w "Hey Little Girl"
- 1970 "Yes I Understand" b/w Pages Of Your Life 1970
[edit] Albums
- 1969 The Flying Machine self titled record
- 1970 Down To Earth With The Flying Machine [3]
- 1998 Flight Recorder - From Pinkerton's (Assort.) Colours to The Flying Machine (Double CD compilation album on Sequel Records)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 259. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ http://downloads.walmart.com/swap/
- ^ http://webpages.charter.net/launchbox/projects/bricolage/issue06.htm
