UNIT FOUR PLUS TWO 7" Single PSYCHE Pop UK 45 FONTANA

	£		41
	$		54

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ARTIST

UNIT 4 + 2

TRACK LISTING -  1/A

3.30

TRACK LISTING -  2/B

I WILL

FORMAT

7" SINGLE

RECORD LABEL

FONTANA

LABEL VARIANT -  1/A

BLUE WITH SILVER LETTERING

LABEL VARIANT -  2/B

BLUE WITH SILVER LETTERING

CATALOGUE NUMBER

TF 990

MONO/STEREO

MONO

COUNTRY

UNITED KINGDOM

YEAR

1969

MATRIX NO. -  1/A

267909 1F//1

MATRIX NO. -  2/B

267909 2F//1

ADDITIONAL INFO.

~ Early days

Brian Parker after a short spell as a guitar player in Adam Faith's backing group The Roulettes in early 1962, formed the fledgling outfit, as Unit Four with fellow guitarist Tommy Moeller, Dave 'Buster' Meikle and lead singer, Peter Moules. Due to ill-health Parker quickly dropped himself from playing duties with the group, and concentrated on songwriting for them. His place was taken by Howard ' Lem' Lubin. The quartet was named 'Unit Four' simply on account of their having four band members. When two further musicians joined the group (Rod Garwood and Hugh Halliday), they augmented the name accordingly. They were later joined by the multi-talented Nigel Snook, becoming Unit Four Plus Two in Late 1963.

As Unit 4 + 2, the sextet issued their debut single, on Decca Records. "Green Fields" reached a modest number 48 in the UK in 1964. Their second single release "Sorrow and Pain" fared even worse.

Success

Unit 4 + 2's song "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. The disc was recorded using the skills of two guest musicians, Russ Ballard and Bob Henrit (two of Parker's former bandmates from their Roulettes days), who debuted much earlier together at venues such as Cheshunt Boys' Club together with Buster Meikle as members of The Daybreakers. As well as its chart topping exploits in the UK, "Concrete and Clay" was a worldwide hit, and the group suddenly found themselves on radio playlists across the globe. In America, a competing cover version by Eddie Rambeau (produced by Bob Crewe) split sales, with Rambeau reaching #35 on the Billboard charts and Unit 4 + 2 placing at #28. Cash Box charted the two versions together, and they reached a combined #12.

Decca released a hastily put together album, also entitled Concrete and Clay, to capitalise on the success, but it was not as notable in style or content as the single. Nevertheless, the next single release "You've Never been in Love like This Before" reached the Top Twenty in Britain, and #95 on the Billboard chart in the U.S. The song returned to the Top Twenty of the UK Singles Chart in 1976, courtesy of Randy Edelman's cover version. More recently, the original song appeared in the film, Rushmore (1998).

SUPERB PROMOTIONAL ITEM  :    As you can see from the photos, the single has been stamped with a release date by the record labels promotions team and given out as samples to DJs and music journalists. Obviously the fact that it is a promotional sample, suggests that this is one of the earliest and most rare pressings.

~ HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER 7" 

R.R.C GRADINGS

SLEEVE

This rare demonstration single will be dispatched within a new rigid, white cardboard sleeve. 

LABEL(s)

A Side

EXCELLENT +

B Side

EXCELLENT +

As you can see from the photos, both sides of the label are still in brilliant condition.

VINYL APPEARANCE

A Side

VERY GOOD +

B Side

VERY GOOD -

There are surface marks, some light scratches and abrasions on both sides of the vinyl.

AUDIO QUALITY

A Side

LISTEN TO THIS FANTASTIC TRACK ON THE 'AUCTION PLAYER' AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS LISTING

*If you can not access this facility, alternative solutions can be provided via email collectablevinylrecords@gmail.com

B Side

EXCELLENT  +

In places there is some very faint background popping.    However this is hardly noticeable and the audio delivered by Unit 4 + 2 sounds terrific throughout this extremely rare single.

INTRODUCTION”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””

Dear collector, we are the BARRACLOUGH Brothers of CollectableVinylRecords. 

Sam and I have established a reputation as a TRUSTED supplier of  RARE vinyl, based upon HONEST and THOROUGH descriptions of our items.  Together we have undertaken the task of selling our father’s extensive record collection, which he has amassed during his time as a DJ and MUSIC CRITIC.  It’s a considerable, and unique vinyl collection of albums and singles with many rare items included.  In addition to the known rare records there are many DEMO and PROMOTIONAL items, which were not available for general purchase making them highly collectable. 

The chronology of the collection stretches from the early 1960s to the early 1980s.   Within this period, there is a concentration of records released between 1965 and 1969 - a seminal era for music that is reflected by its collectability.  Although the spectrum of musical genre is varied, this collection heavily features PSYCHEDELIC, FREAKBEAT, PUNK, MOTOWN and NORTHERN SOUL.  All our items have a low start price of £4.99, because we believe that each will reach its true market value  ~  This is thanks, largely to our loyal client base we have aquired for consistently listing HIGHLY COLLECTABLE Vinyl.   Fresh RARE records usually start on a Thursday, ending 10 days later on the Sunday Afternoon/Evening.

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We have a data-based collection, using the RARE RECORD PRICE GUIDES' grading scale (If you are unaware of this grading system please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will reply as soon as possible with the guides description). As you can see in the description there is a grading given for VINYL and AUDIO QUALITY.  This is necessary because a record may seem poor quality when viewed, but when played the AUDIO QUALITY is often excellent.  Conversely the VINYL QUALITY may seem excellent but when played the AUDIO QUALITY can be quite poor.    

** NOTE ~ If there is any information on this item currently missing i.e - There is no 'AUCTION PLAYER', when stated in the 'AUDIO QUALITY GRADING' there should be at the bottom of the listing.  These changes will usually rectified on FRIDAY MORNING ~ This is usually the cause of any 'REVISIONs' which are stated.

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We will offer a FULL REFUND (INCLUDING P + P) if you find that any of the gradings (OUTER SLEEVE, LABEL, VINYL or AUDIO QUALITY) given in the listing do not match the description of RARE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM.  A FULL REFUND (INCLUDING P + P) policy prohibits scammers, but more importantly ensures our TRUE COLLECTORS complete piece of mind. 

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For INTERNATIONAL customers Airmail  is my preferred shipment option.  However, any customer can request services such asSurface mail  or Airsure .   Our regular INTERNATIONAL buyers may notice we have recently substantially reduced our postage tariff's for both EUROPEAN and REST OF WORLD delivery.

 * NOTE *  the Postal options ~ Special Delivery Next Day  and Airsure  provide extra compensation (up to £500) and security ~ This is STRONGLY advisable for many of the RARE and VALUABLE records I will be selling, as I CAN NOT accept LIABILITY for items that may be lost or damaged by ROYAL MAIL, so PLEASE bear this in mind when selecting your postage option.  However, in ALL circumstances I will obtain proof of postage which insures the package up to a value of £36 ~ see BLUE hyperlinks to the ROYAL MAIL website (above) for details.  Select your preferred method of dispatch when paying for your item. 

Those who wish to purchase MORE than one record (up to a batch of three ), may receive POSTAGE REDUCTIONS, if requested*  These are shown in the table below ~

Postage Reductions for 7"- sent together with relevant protection (up to batches of 3)

1 Record

2 Records

3 Records

Destination

Service

1.99

2.99

3.49

UNITED KINGDOM

Royal Mail 1st Class

2.99

3.99

4.49

Royal Mail 1st Class Recorded Signed For

6.49

6.99

7.49

Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day

3.49

5.99

6.99

EUROPE

Royal Mail Airmail

4.49

7.49

8.99

OUTSIDE EUROPE

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