2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle

2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle
Studio album by Man
Released	September 1969 (1969-09)
Recorded	1969
Studio	Pye Studios, London
Length	37:52
Label	Dawn
Producer	John Schroeder
Man chronology
Revelation (1969) 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle (1969) Man (1971)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review	A/B:1 [2]

2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle is the second studio album by the Welsh rock band Man and was released in September 1969. ^[1]

Track listing

Source: Discogs

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"(a) Prelude" (1:49) "(b) The Storm" (10:29)	Micky Jones, Deke Leonard Micky Jones, Deke Leonard	12:18
2.	"It Is As It Must Be"	Clive John, Ray Williams	8:27

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Spunk Box"	John, Micky Jones	5:45
2.	"My Name Is Jesus Smith"	Micky Jones, Leonard	4:03
3.	"Parchment and Candles"	Leonard	1:51
4.	"Brother Arnold's Red and White Striped Tent"	Micky Jones, Leonard	5:04

Personnel

• Michael "Micky" Jones – lead guitar, vocals
• Roger "Deke" Leonard – guitar, harp, piano, harpsichord, percussion, vocals
• Clive John – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
• Ray Williams – bass, vocals
• Jeff Jones – drums, percussion
• "Plug" – drums on "parchment and candles"

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) ^[3]

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. "Man – 2 Ozs. of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle". AllMusic . Retrieved 28 April 2011.
2. "Review: Man — 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 147. ISSN   0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021– via World Radio History.
3. "Esoteric re-release track listing". Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2009.

External links

• Julian Gough. "Manband Archive - Music". www.manband-archive.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
• Man - 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle (1969) album review by Paul Collins, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
• Man - 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle (1969) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
• Man - 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle (1969) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
• Man - 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle (1969) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com on compilation And in the Beginning... The Complete Early Man 1968-69