Meal Ticket

Meal Ticket were a country rock band who emerged from the London pub circuit during the 1970s and signed to Logo Records. They had several line ups which included Ray Flacke, Jack Brand, Andy Coulter, Rod Demick, Chris Hunt, Keith Nelson, Steve Simpson, Willy Finlayson and Rick Jones. Canadian born Jones, who was known for his television appearances on Play School and Fingerbobs, wrote many of their songs. The band performed the theme to the BBC's Play For Today, The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980), also Another Flip for Dominick which was entitled "You'd Better Believe It Babe". They released three albums, Code Of The Road (1977), Three Times A Day (1977) and Take Away (1978). Discography Code of the Road (1977) Side One Out of the Blue (4.42) (R Jones / D Pierce / S Hammond) Vocal: Willie Finlayson Keepin' the Faith (6.26) (R Jones / D Pierce / S Hammond) Vocal: Rick Jones OK Bar (Same Old Story) (3.47) (R Jones / D Pierce / S Hammond) Vocal Willie Finlayson Last One to Know (4.31) (S Hammond / R Jones / D Pierce) Vocal: Willie Finlayson Day Job (4.23) (R Jones / D Pierce / S Hammond) Vocal: Rick Jones Side Two The Man from Mexico (6.47) (R Jones / M Ross) Vocal: Willie Finlayson Snow (3.17) (R Jones / D Pierce) Vocal: Rick Jones Golden Girl (4.21) (R Jones / D Pierce / S Hammond) Vocal: Rick Jones; Willy Finlayson; Steve Simpson Standing on the Wrong Corner (3.24) (R Jones / D Pierce) Vocal: Willie Finlayson Georgia Syncopator (2.57) (R Jones / D Pierce) Vocal: Rick Jones The Code of the Road (Travellers Bible) (1.08) (R Jones / D Pierce) Vocal: Rick Jones