The Flying Machine

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The Flying Machine
General information
Genre (s) pop music
founding 1969
resolution 1971
Last occupation
Singer
Sam "Pinkerton" Kempe (* 1946)
Singer, guitar
Antony Newman (born 1947)
bass
Barry Bernhard (* 1944)
guitar
Thomas Long

The Flying Machine was a British pop band.

history

The group, formed from parts of the formation Pinkerton's Assorted Colors , consisted exclusively of studio musicians. With the song Smyle a little smyle for me they had their only success in the US charts in 1969 and reached number 5. The single Baby Make It Soon was a cover of The Marmalade .

Discography (selection)

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Smile A Little Smile For Me
  US 5 04/10/1969 (14 weeks)
Baby Make It Soon
  US 87 02/21/1970 (2 weeks)

Albums

  • 1969: The Flying Machine
  • 1970: Down To Earth With The Flying Machine
  • 1998: Flight Recorder - From Pinkerton's

Singles

  • 1969: Baby Make It Soon , Smile A Little Smile For Me
  • 1969: Send My Baby Home Again , Look At Me, Look At Me
  • 1970: Hanging On The Edge Of Sadness , Flying Machine
  • 1970: The Devil Has Possession Of Your Mind , Hey Little Girl
  • 1970: Yes I Understand , Pages Of Your Life

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Julia Edenhofer: The Great Oldie Lexicon . Bastei-Lübbe 1991, p. 229
  2. Chart sources: US