Jango Song of The Day-Unit 4+2

Artist:Unit 4+2
Song:Concrete And Clay
Album:The British Invasion: The History Of British Rock Vol. 6





The 1965 hit Concrete And Clay is probably one of those songs that most folks remember but have no idea who recorded it. That's because it was the only North American chart hit for the British Invasion group Unit 4+2. The group originated with guitarist Brian Parker in 1961 with an instrumental group called The Hunters. Parker joined Adam Faith's band for a while but then decided to start his own group. He recruited guitarists Tommy Moeller and David Meikle and singer Brian Moules. But Parker was ill so he replaced himself with Howard Lubin. Parker continued to write songs for the group. They called themselves Unit 4 and then Unit 4+2 when they added bassist Ron Garwood and drummer Hugh Halliday. They signed with British Decca in 1964 and had a couple of minor hits but hit #1 on the British charts with Concrete And Clay in 1965. Parker brought in Russ Ballard and Bob Henrit from Adam Faith's band to play on the song. Those two would go on to be members of Argent. Concrete And Clay only reached #28 on the US charts probably because of the success of Eddie Rambeau's cover version. Unit 4+2 continued to record but were never able to repeat the success of Concrete And Clay. This various artist artists comp is part of a series from Rhino. Here's Unit 4+2 performing Concrete And Clay on Shindig 1965.