Delightful schmaltz from the UK production / songwriting partnership between Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stevens; better known through their association with The Foundations - "Build Me Up, Buttercup" - and Pinkerton's Assorted Colours.
Owing a massive one farthing debt to "Penny Lane" era woodwind flourishes and cow lashed McCartney-isms, one also harbors a secret admiration for the way the middle eight almost meanders off through the overspill of trash cans from Ray Davies' "Dead End Street". A little piece of uniquely shameless English whimsy.
Tony Newman: vocals, guitars;
Owing a massive one farthing debt to "Penny Lane" era woodwind flourishes and cow lashed McCartney-isms, one also harbors a secret admiration for the way the middle eight almost meanders off through the overspill of trash cans from Ray Davies' "Dead End Street". A little piece of uniquely shameless English whimsy.
Tony Newman: vocals, guitars;
Steve Jones: guitars, vocals; 
Sam Kempe: vocals;
Stewart Coleman: bass;
Paul Wilkinson: drums.
Written by Geoff Stevens and Tony Macaulay.
Produced by Tony McCauley.
photograph by alex waterford hayward.
▼ THE FLYING MACHINE: SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME (MONO) from "Smile A Little Smile For Me b/w Maybe We've Been Loving Too Long" 45 (PYE) 1969 (UK)
Sam Kempe: vocals;Stewart Coleman: bass;
Paul Wilkinson: drums.
Written by Geoff Stevens and Tony Macaulay.Produced by Tony McCauley.
photograph by alex waterford hayward.
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Apologies for the nazi emblem which formed the basis for the eagle motif; I have not joined the Nazi Low Riders or the AB... I just kind of liked the strength of the design, and felt a bit too lazy to conjure up my own.
The badge logo was the result of my footering about some time ago with a font to grace the non existent cover art for 1969's self-titled Flying Machine LP release. I have no idea whether a button badge for FM was ever put into production.
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