Phil Bodner led this group in a song adapted from a cigarette commercial.

The Now Sounds of the Brass Ring," featuring Phil Bodner, on DUNHILL ABC Records, 1967, Stereo. Engineered by Phil Ramone

The Brass Ring was a group of American studio musicians led by saxophonist and arranger Phil Bodner.

The Dis-Advantages Of You. Overview (current section).

A1. The Dis-Advantages Of You. Producer – Steve BarriWritten-By – Mitch Leigh. A2. Theme From "The Sand Pebbles" (And We Were Lovers). Lyrics By – L. Bricusse Music By – Jerry Goldsmith.

The Brass Ring was a group of American studio musicians led by saxophonist and arranger Phil Bodner. They were based in New York City and were stylistically similar to The Tijuana Brass, The Brass Buttons, the Baja Marimba Band and other "Now Sound" instrumental pop groups from the 1960s, although the twin-sax sound more closely resembles Billy Vaughn, whose biggest hits were in the 1950s.

The Phil Bodner-led Brass Ring took their light instrumental pop back into the Top 40 for a final time with the Mitch Leigh-penned title track "The Dis-Advantages of Yo. On its own, it is doubtful that the tame melody and equally docile performance would have made much of an impact. However, stateside the song was concurrently being incorporated in a humorous cigarette advertising campaign for Benson & Hedges 100s, thus making it all the more memorable. To similar effect, "Music to Watch Girls By" - which had been used in a late-'60s diet soda commercial - was. The Brass Ring featuring Phil Bodner.

This album has an average beat per minute of 120 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 79/184 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Tracklist The Dis-Advantages of You, The Now Sound of the Brass Ring. Recent albums by The Brass Ring. Love Theme From the Flight of the Phoenix, Lara's Theme. The Now Sound of the Brass Ring. Sunday Night at the Movies.