Plastic Menagerie (TN)

[mikael]

Experts said they were "impossible" to trace...
Most of em were Shelbyville Central High grads.

In-The-Know ppl KNOW that their sole 45 is a godlike masterpiece.
DISCOGS:
Shelbyville TN USA
Hold Your Baby Close
Tryin' To Come Back
SCOPE 101 1966

 

[greenfuzz]

I’ll second the masterpiece claim.

 

[mikael]

Line-up: Robert Foster, Gerald Wiser, Phillip Reed, Roger Donegan, Randy West, Roy Smotherman

The band's name was really the Roustabouts when gigging. Photo above is at the famous Cellar in Shelbyville

 

[greenfuzz]

Any other recordings?

 

[mikael]

Any other recordings?

Not to my knowledge so far.

 

[jeffs11375]

I’ll second the masterpiece claim.

Agreed. Both sides are great but "Hold Your Baby Close" is a one-of-a-kind gem. If you ever wanted to know what a good ol' boy from Tennessee sounds like when he tries to sing with a British accent, all you gotta do is listen to this.