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
Recorded	1969 Pye Studios, London
Genre	Psychedelic rock, Progressive rock, Hard rock
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]
DPRP	[2]

2 Ozs of Plastic With A Hole In The Middle is the second studio album by the Welsh psychedelic/progressive rock band Man and was released in September 1969.^[1]

Track listing

Source: Discogs^[3]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prelude" (1:49) "The Storm" (10:29)"	Micky Jones, Deke Leonard Micky Jones, 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

• Clive John – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
• Jeff Jones – drums, percussion
• Micky Jones – lead guitar, vocals
• Deke Leonard  – guitar, harp, piano, percussion, vocals
• Ray Williams – bass, vocals

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) ^[4]

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. "2 Ozs. of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
2. "2 Ozs. of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle Review". www.dprp.net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
3. "2 Ozs. of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle Information". Discogs. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
4. "Esoteric re-release track listing". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-11.

External links

• Julian Gough. "Manband Archive - Music". www.manband-archive.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-09.