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2 Ozs of Plastic With A Hole In The Middle is the second studio album by the Welsh psychedelic/progressive rock band Man and was released in September 1969.[1]

Track listing

Source: Discogs[3]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prelude" (1:49)
"The Storm" (10:29)"
Micky Jones, Deke Leonard
Micky Jones, Leonard
12:18
2."It Is As It Must Be"Clive John, Ray Williams8:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spunk Box"John, Micky Jones5:45
2."My Name Is Jesus Smith"Micky Jones, Leonard4:03
3."Parchment and Candles"Leonard1:51
4."Brother Arnold's Red and White Striped Tent"Micky Jones, Leonard5:04

Personnel

  • Clive John – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Jeff Jones – drums, percussion
  • Micky Jones – lead guitar, vocals
  • Deke Leonard  – guitar, harp, piano, percussion, vocals
  • Ray Williams – bass, vocals

Production

  • Producer – John Schroeder
  • Engineers – Howard Barrow, Alan Florence & Brian Humphries
  • Liner notes – Dinnes Cruickshank

Re-releases

2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle was re-released on CD in May 2009 (Esoteric Eclec 2128) including 3 bonus tracks:-

  1. "My Name Is Jesus Smith" (Alternative version)
  2. "A Sad Song" (Grasshopper)
  3. "Walkin' The Dogma" ("Spunk Box" demo) [4]

The original album has also been re-released on two CD compilations:-

  • The Dawn Of Man (1997) Recall SMD CD 124
  • The Definitive Collection (1998) Castle CCSCD 832.

Both these compilations also include Man's previous album Revelation and bonus singles.

References

  1. ^ a b "2 Ozs. of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ^ "2 Ozs. of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle Review". www.dprp.net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "2 Ozs. of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle Information". Discogs. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Esoteric re-release track listing". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)