2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle
Studio album by
Man
ReleasedSeptember 1969 (September 1969)
Recorded1969
StudioPye Studios, London
Length37:52
LabelDawn
ProducerJohn Schroeder
Man chronology
Revelation
(1969) 		2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle
(1969) 		Man
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA/B:1[2]

2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle is the second studio album by the Welsh rock band Man and was released in September 1969.[1]

Track listing

Source: Discogs

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(a) Prelude" (1:49)
"(b) The Storm" (10:29)		Micky Jones, Deke Leonard
Micky Jones, Deke Leonard		12:18
2."It Is As It Must Be"Clive John, Ray Williams8:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spunk Box"John, Micky Jones5:45
2."My Name Is Jesus Smith"Micky Jones, Leonard4:03
3."Parchment and Candles"Leonard1:51
4."Brother Arnold's Red and White Striped Tent"Micky Jones, Leonard5:04

Personnel

Production

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) [3]

The original album has also been re-released on two CD compilations:-

Both these compilations also include Man's previous album Revelation and bonus singles.

References

  1. ^ a b "Man – 2 Ozs. of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Review: Man — 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 147. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ "Esoteric re-release track listing". Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2009.

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