Virginia Plain UK, it was included on later re-issues. In 1977, it was re-released as a single, together with "Pyjamarama", originally the second Roxy Music single, to promote the "Greatest Hits" album, and reached number 11. Both "Virginia Plain" and "The Numberer" can be found on the 1995 "The Thrill of it All" boxset. "Virginia Plain" features bass guitarist Rik Kenton, who joined after Graham Simpson left the band. It begins with a deceptively quiet introduction, followed by an instant increase of volume as soon as the vocals come in on the first verse. Former art student Ferry took the title "Virginia
Plain English a slim paperback "Plain Words, a guide to the use of English" in 1948, followed by a sequel "The ABC of Plain Words" in 1951, and a hardback book combining the best of both, "The Complete Plain Words", in 1954 – which has never been out of print since. Gowers argued that legal English was a special case, saying that legal drafting: However, there is a trend toward plainer language in legal documents, and the 1999 "Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts" regulations mandate "plain and intelligible" language. In the UK, Plain English Campaign has been campaigning since 1979 "against gobbledygook,