Plastic Penny | |
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Origin | United Kingdom |
Genres | |
Years active | 1967–1969 |
Labels | Page One Records |
Past members | Brian Keith Paul Raymond Mick Graham Nigel Olsson Tony Murray |
Plastic Penny were a British 1960s pop band, formed in November 1967 before splitting up in August 1969. The group had one hit single early in 1968: "Everything I Am". Most of the members went on to greater fame with other bands or in session work.
Most of the band's material was psychedelic pop, with leanings towards a prog rock sound. [1] The majority of the material was written by Brian Keith, Paul Raymond, and Tony Murray. Keith left the band, and Raymond took over lead vocals. Plastic Penny's output was released on the Page One Records; the band appeared at the first Isle of Wight Festival, on 31 August 1968. [2]
"Everything I Am" reached number six in the UK Singles Chart. [3] The song, enhanced with a string arrangement, was a slow ballad version [1] of a song originally recorded by the Box Tops. [4] It was written by Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn. [4] Plastic Penny's follow-up singles, such as the Bill Martin/Phil Coulter song "Nobody Knows It", were flops. [5]
Mick Grabham (then billed as Mick Graham) moved on to play with Cochise and then Procol Harum. Keith became the lead vocalist with The Congregation. Raymond replaced Christine Perfect (Christine McVie) in Chicken Shack, then joined Savoy Brown and later played with UFO. Nigel Olsson became the drummer for Elton John and an in-demand session musician. Tony Murray played on Elton John’s Empty Sky with Olsson, and then joined The Troggs. [5]
The group's third and final album Heads I Win, Tails You Lose was a compilation of the band's more obscure recordings, issued in 1970 after the group had disbanded.
Side One (Heads): "Everything I Am", "Wake Me Up", "Never My Love", "Genevieve", "No Pleasure Without Pain My Love", "So Much Older Now"
Side Two (Tails): "Mrs. Grundy", "Take Me Back", "I Want You", "It's a Good Thing", "Strawberry Fields Forever"
Side One: "Your Way to Tell Me Go", "Hound Dog", "Currency", "Caledonian Mission", "MacArthur Park"
Side Two: "Turn to Me", "Baby You're Not to Blame", "Give Me Money", "Sour Suite"
Side One: "Hound Dog", "She Does", "Turn to Me", "Caledonian Mission", "Currency", "Your Way to Tell Me Go"
Side Two: "Celebrity Ball", "Baby You're Not to Blame", "I Want You", "Take Me Back", "Genevieve", "Give Me Money" [1]
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