Unit 4 + 2
Unit 4 + 2 was a British rock band that was well known in England and the USA in the mid- 1960s , especially through the hit "Concrete and Clay" , and today enjoys cult status.
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The band was founded in Hertfordshire in 1963 by Peter Moules, David Meikle, Howard Lubin and Thomas Moeller as "Unit 4" . If you first played folk music, you quickly turned to rock . When two more members joined the group a short time later, the band name was changed to "Unit 4 + 2" for the sake of simplicity .
In early 1964 the first single "Green Fields" was released , but it only sold mediocre (UK place 48). The great success came with "Concrete and Clay" , which reached number 28 (5/65) in the USA and made it to number 3 on the charts in England (2/65). In addition, the record was played by radio stations around the world. The follow-up single “You've never been in love like this before” also achieved quite good ratings in England, was among the “Top Twenty” and reached number 14.
On their first LP “Unit 4 + 2” there were both folk-oriented songs like “Cotton Fields” and “La Bamba” as well as Merseybeat influences ( Couldn't keep it to myself or Boy from New York City ). At its core, they remained a folk group of the 1960s that had acquired amplifiers.
From 1966 there were several changes of members in the group, which then finally disintegrated in 1968. Among other things , Russ Ballard and Bob Henrit (both later with Argent ) were part of it.
The song "Concrete and Clay" reached number 11 in the UK in 1976 in a cover version by Randy Edelman and in 1986 by Hong Kong Syndicate in Germany again at the top of the charts.
Members
- Peter "The Count" Moules (October 14, 1944), lead vocals
- David "Buster" Meikle (March 1, 1942), guitar
- Howard "Lem" Lubin, guitar
- Thomas "Sweat" Moeller (February 23, 1945), keyboard
- Rod "Humble" Garwood (March 27, 1944), bass guitar
- Hugh "Pigmy" Halliday (December 12, 1944), drums
Discography
Albums
- 1965: Unit 4 + 2
- 1969: Butterfly
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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| 1964 | The Green Fields |
UK48 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1965 | Concrete and Clay |
UK1 (15 weeks) UK |
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| (You've) Never Been In Love Like This Before |
UK14 (11 weeks) UK |
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| 1966 | Baby Never Say Goodbye |
UK49 (1 week) UK |
More singles
- 1964: Sorrow and Pain
- 1965: Hark
- 1965: You've Got To Be Cruel To Be Kind
- 1967: I Was Only Playing Games
- 1967: Too Fast, Too Slow
- 1967: Butterfly
- 1968: You Ain't Goin 'Nowhere
- 1969: 3:30
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephen Nugent / Annie Fowler / Pete Fowler: Chart Log Of American / British Top 20 Hits 1955-1974 . In: Charlie Gillett / Simon Frith (eds.): Rock File 4 . Panther Books, Frogmore / St. Albans 1976, p. 347; The single reached number 2 in the charts of the magazine "New Musical Express", see: Dafydd Rees / Barry Lazell / Roger Osborne: 40 Years Of NME Charts . Boxtree Ltd., London 1992, p. 152
- ↑ Stephen Nugent / Annie Fowler / Pete Fowler: Chart Log Of American / British Top 20 Hits 1955-1974 . In: Charlie Gillett / Simon Frith (eds.): Rock File 4 . Panther Books, Frogmore / St. Albans 1976, p. 347
- ↑ Pete Fowler / Annie Fowler: The Log Of Charts Hits 1967-1977 . In: Charlie Gillett / Simon Frith (eds.): Rock File 5 . Panther Books / Granada Publishing, London, Toronto a. a. 1978, p. 63
- ↑ Chart sources: UK