STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - PLUS - THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

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Good morning (Ash) Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today our record of choice is The Seven Deadly Sins by progressive rockers Plus. The LP (their only one) was released in 1969 on ABC's Probe label and produced by Ray Singer and Simon Napier-Bell. Ray Singer was a singer himself in the early 60s and went on to found Singer Records and Simon Napier-Bell managed bands like the Yardbirds,  Marc Bolan, Ultravox, Wham!, and others. The Plus album was their brainchild and is a progressive/pop rock concept record that covers the 7 deadly sins in song. The musicians listed on the album are Brothers  Tony (guitar) and Mike (drums) Newman, with Max Simms on bass. The record does not list who the vocalist is, the choir, the violinist, the cellist, the organist, etc. The band never played a gig and there was no promotion for the album. Each song sounds like it belongs on a different album, running the gamut from Latin chanting to pop rock in the vein of Badfinger.

A1 Introit: "Twenty Thousand People" 3:20

A2 Gloria In Excelsis: "Toccata" 2:36

A3 Avarice: "Daddy's Thing" 2:25

A4 Pride: "Pride" 2:55

A5 Sloth: "Open Up Your Eyes" 3:00

A6 Wrath: "Gemegemera" 3:05

B1 The Secrets: "Devil's Hymn" 3:34

B2 Lust: "Maybe You're The Same" 2:33

B3 Envy: "I'm Talking As A Friend" 4:10

B4 Gluttony: "Something Is Threatening Your Family" 2:51

B5 The Dismissal: "Twenty Thousand People" 3:38

Bass – Max Simms

Cover – Robb Allen 

Drums – Mike Newman 

Engineer – Andy Johns

Guitar – Tony Newman 

Producer, Arranged By – Ray Singer, Simon Napier-Bell

Written-By – Mike Newman  (tracks: A3, A5, B2 to B4),

Ray Singer (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B1, B5),

Simon Napier-Bell (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B1, B5),

Tony Newman  (tracks: A3, A5, B2 to B4)