The Flying Machine
- MatchThe Flying Machine
- 73%Every Mother's Son
- 64%The New Vaudeville Band
- 51%Wayne Fontana
- 49%Edward Bear
- 45%Alive 'N Kickin'
- 45%Jewel Akens
- 45%Tommy Boyce
- 42%The Gentrys
- 40%The Newbeats
- 39%Lenny Welch
Biography
Not to be confused with the US outfit from James Taylors 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, Pinkertons Assorted Colours, wherein Anthony Newman... Read more