Unit Four Plus Two	Real Name: David Meikle (Buster) Birth Date: 1st March 1942	Tommy Moeller 23rd February 1945	Peter Moules 14th October 1944
Russ Ballard 31st January 1947	Rodney Garwood 27th March 1944	Hugh Halliday 12th December 1944	Bob Henrit 2nd May 1944

The east Hertfordshire based 'Unit Four Plus Two' had originally been formed as a four piece (Unit Four) by the former lead guitarist of the Hunters, and member of Adam Faith's Roulettes, Brian Parker. Parker dropped out of the original line up (Parker, Moeller, Meikle, and Moules) because of failing health, but stayed in the background. The band's style was closer to folk music than 'progressive beat', but they gained a recording contract with Decca. Their singles were largely ignored and failed to make the chart until Parker produced the song 'Concrete and Clay'. This was untypical of the material the band had been working with and two of Parker's former colleagues from the Roulettes (Russ Ballard and Bob Henrit) were drafted in to boost the rhythm section. The resulting record was a smash hit in the UK and managed #28 on the other side of the Atlantic.
	The EP illustrated here, Decca DFE 8619 is the only one issued for the group during the 1960s.Although it sold in reasonable quantities, it is much sought after and now quite difficult to find.
Sadly, the group were unable to consolidate this success, despite recording some quite good songs including some written by the talented Russ Ballard who would achieve further fame with Argent and as a solo artist in later decades. However the band struggled on until they disbanded during 1969.

1950s & 1960s 45rpm UK Discography Upper list includes UK 45 singles releases only See Lower list for UK EP releases. Collector's Items are shown In Red

Decca F11821	1964	Green Fields/ Swing Down Chariot	#48
Decca F1194	1964	Sorrow And Pain/ The Lonely Valley
Decca F12071	1965	Concrete And Clay/ When I Fall In Love	#1
Decca F12144	1965	You've Never Been In Love Like This Before/ Tell Somebody You Know	#14
Decca F12211	1965	Hark/ Stop Wasting Your Time
Decca F12299	1965	You've Got To Be Cruel To Be Kind
Decca F12333	1966	Baby Never Say Goodbye/ Rainy Day	#49
Decca F12398	1966	For A Moment/ Fables
Decca F12509	1966	I Was Only Playing Games/ I've Seen The Light
Fontana TF834	1967	Too Fast Too Slow/ Booby Trap
Fontana TF840	1967	Butterfly/ A Place To Go
Fontana TF891	1967	Loving Takes A Little Understanding/ Would You Believe What I Say
Fontana TF931	1968	You Ain't Goin' Nowhere/ So You Want To Be A Blues Player
Fontana TF990	1969	I Will/ 3.30

EP Discography Collector's Items are shown In Red See Upper List For Singles releases

Decca DFE8619	1965	"Unit 4 + 2"	#11
Cotton Fields/Cross A Million Mountains/To Be Redeemed/Wild Is The Wind

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