The Flying Machine

MatchThe Flying Machine
71%Mark Lindsay
69%Every Mother's Son
60%The New Vaudeville Band
48%Edward Bear
48%Wayne Fontana
42%Jewel Akens
42%The Critters
40%Lenny Welch
40%The Gentrys
39%The Newbeats

Biography

Not to be confused with the US outfit from James Taylor’s pre- Apple Records days, this Flying Machine was the brainchild of British writers and producers Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens. Recorded by session musicians, ‘Smile A Little Smile For Me’ failed to chart in the UK, but it soared to number 5 in the US in November 1969. For the purposes of touring, a group was assembled from the remnants of the British hit group, Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours, wherein Anthony Newman... Read more