Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – 40th Anniversary Box Set (2011)
Limited edition 21 CD box set from the British Rock veterans, released to coincide with their 40th Anniversary. Also includes a 36-page booklet of the band’s history with extensive notes for each album, a 32-page book of Manfred’s own memories and anecdotes and a poster of the current band. The catalogue CDs have been remastered and repackaged in LP-style sleeves. The albums have the original UK running order and refreshed sleeves. Live In Ersingen is a brand-new live recording from July 22nd, 2011 featuring the band’s latest vocalist, Robert Hart. Leftovers is a compilation of the hit singles and rare or previously unavailable recordings. An R&B band that only played pop to get on the charts, Manfred Mann ranked among the most adept British Invasion acts in both styles. The fact that their…
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…range encompassed jazz as well as rhythm & blues, coupled with some elements of their appearance and presentation — co-founder/keyboardist Manfred Mann’s bearded, bespectacled presence — also made the Manfreds more of a thinking person’s band than a cute, cuddly, outfit like the Beatles, or sexual provocateurs in the manner of the Rolling Stones. Yet, their approach to R&B was as valid as that of the Stones, equally compelling and often more sophisticated. They charted an impressive number of singles from 1964 through 1969, and developed a large, loyal international fandom that lingers to this day.
South African-born keyboardist Manfred Mann, born Manfred Lubowitz in Johannesburg in 1940, was originally an aspiring jazz player. He performed at dances and local coffee bars in Johannesburg as a teenager, and studied classical music at Witwatersrand University, also playing with Hugh Masekela in a local band. His influences included John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, and Dave Brubeck. He felt that his musical growth would be stymied by further work in South Africa, however, and decided to move to England in 1961, making his living as a jazz pianist and teacher, and writing articles under the name Manfred Manne, the surname derived from drummer Shelly Manne — he later dropped the “e” and used “Manfred Mann” as his performing name.
Mann’s preference for jazz quickly ran headlong into the growing public taste for rhythm and blues that began sweeping through younger audiences in England during the early ’60s. In the course of his playing at the Butlins resort in Clacton during 1962, Mann met percussionist Mike Hugg, and the two soon began playing together in a band that included Graham Bond. Hugg and Mann eventually formed their own band, the Mann Hugg Blues Brothers, which grew into a septet, including two saxmen and a trumpet player. They were successful on the London club scene, playing venues such as the Marquee and other top music spots. The band’s membership also grew to include guitarist, flautist, and saxman Mike Vickers.
The group was still lacking a lead singer, but this deficiency was rectified in late 1962 when they added Paul Jones, who had previously worked with guitarist Tom McGuinness, to their lineup. By early 1963, the Mann Hugg Blues Brothers had shrunk back to five members — Manfred Mann (keyboards), Mike Hugg (percussion), Mike Vickers (guitar, sax, flute), Paul Jones (vocals), and Dave Richmond (bass) — and also picked up a manager, Kenneth Pitt, who arranged auditions for the group with Pye, Decca, and EMI Records.
The EMI audition in May of 1963 was the one that worked, and they were signed to the latter company’s HMV label. The band was assigned producer John Burgess, who was intrigued by the mix of jazz and R&B in their style. It was also Burgess who decided that the group needed a shorter, punchier name and — against the wishes of the keyboardist himself — chose Manfred Mann as the band’s name.
Paul Jones was one of the best British Invasion singers, and his resonant vocals were the best feature of Manfred Mann’s early R&B sides, which had a slightly jazzier and smoother touch than the early work of the Rolling Stones and the Animals. The group’s debut single, “Why Should We Not” b/w “Brother Jack,” were drawn from their first EMI commercial recording audition, and showed a bit of what the band could do instrumentally — the A-side was a moody, bluesy original that alternately featured Vickers’ sax, Jones’ harmonica, and Mann’s organ, while the flip was a bouncy jazz variant on “Frere Jacques.” If the group’s debut showed the Manfreds’ virtuosity and cleverness, then the blues-rock follow-up “Cock-A Hoop” heralded the arrival of a major and charismatic singing talent in Paul Jones. Despite a lot of radio play, “Cock-A Hoop” failed to chart. The group’s luck changed late in 1963, however, when they were asked to write a new theme song for the British television rock & roll showcase Ready, Steady, Go. The result was “5-4-3-2-1,” a catchy, pulsing piece of rock & roll that got to number five on the British charts and became the permanent signature tune for the television series. Shortly after the single was recorded, Dave Richmond exited Manfred Mann’s lineup and was replaced by Tom McGuinness, who switched from guitar to bass to join the group.
The chart success of “5-4-3-2-1? and its use on Ready! Steady! Go! gave the band a secure commercial berth in England, and their two follow-up singles charted easily. It was a couple covers of obscure girl group songs, “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” (the Exciters) and “Sha La La” (the Shirelles), that broke the group internationally — “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” reached number one in the States, and “Sha La La” just missed the Top Ten. The Paul Jones lineup never duplicated this success, although “Come Tomorrow” and “Pretty Flamingo” were smaller hits. From 1964 to 1966, they took the approach of playing gutsy pop/rock on their singles (including the original version of “My Little Red Book”) and soul and R&B on their albums, with occasional detours into jazz, Dylan (their cover of his then-unreleased “If You Gotta Go, Go Now” was a big British hit), and competent original material. This sharp difference in the content of their singles and albums resulted in a split in their audience, and occasional confusion on the part of fans, who bought Manfred Mann’s albums expecting to hear songs like “Do Wah Diddy Diddy,” and, instead, found blues and jazz numbers represented much more than pop-rock. Listeners who paid close attention to “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” might’ve recognized unusual touches such as the kettle drums over the choruses, and anyone who flipped it over might’ve gotten the hint from its B-side, a jazz-blues jam called “What You Gonna Do?” An organ and harmonica-driven piece, it was as hard and threatening as “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” was upbeat and cheerful.
Where “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” and the later “Sha La La La” were covers of girl group songs, Manfred Mann’s debut long-player, cut in early 1964, had a very different orientation, comprised of songs associated with Cannonball Adderley, Ike & Tina Turner, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, and Howlin’ Wolf, among others, and hard, bluesy originals such as the Mann-Jones authored “What Are You Gonna Do.” -AllMusic-
1972 – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (38:18)
01. California Coastline 04:03
02. Captain Bobby Scout 05:10
03. Sloth 04:07
04. Living Without You 05:19
05. Tribute 03:17
06. Please Mrs. Henry 03:03
07. Jump Sturdy 02:14
08. Prayer 01:59
09. Part Time Man 04:26
10. I’m Up And I’m Leaving 04:35
1972 – Glorified Magnified (41:52)
01. Meat 02:49
02. Look Around 06:57
03. One Way Glass 01:27
04. I’m Gonna Have You All 03:38
05. Down Home 05:34
06. Our Friend George 04:36
07. Ashes To The Wind 04:51
08. Wind 05:44
09. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue 03:06
10. Glorified Magnified 03:06
1973 – Messin’ (41:09)
01. Messin’ 09:54
02. Buddah 07:02
03. Cloudy Eyes 05:36
04. Get Your Rocks Off 02:51
05. Sadjoy 05:17
06. Black And Blue 07:24
07. Mardi Gras Day 03:02
1973 – Solar Fire (37:17)
01. Father Of Day, Father Of Night 09:54
02. In The Beginning, Darkness 05:22
03. Pluto The Dog 02:51
04. Solar Fire 05:19
05. Saturn, Lord Of The Ring / Mercury, The Winged Messenger 06:34
06. Earth, The Circle Part 2 03:25
07. Earth, The Circle Part 1 03:50
1974 – The Good Earth (38:08)
01. Give Me The Good Earth 08:29
02. Launching Place 05:52
03. I’ll Be Gone 03:42
04. Earth Hymn 06:21
05. Sky High 05:16
06. Be Not Too Hard 04:12
07. Earth Hymn Part 2 04:14
1975 – Nightingales And Bombers (38:06)
01. Spirits In The Night 06:28
02. Countdown 03:07
03. Time Is Right 06:34
04. Crossfade 03:41
05. Visionary Mountains 05:43
06. Nightingales And Bombers 04:56
07. Fat Nelly 03:21
08. As Above So Below (Live) 04:13
1976 – The Roaring Silence (39:55)
01. Blinded By The Light 07:07
02. Singing The Dolphin Through 08:20
03. Questions 05:39
04. The Road To Babylon 06:52
05. This Side Of Paradise 04:47
06. Starbird 03:11
07. Waiter, There’s A Yawn In My Ear 03:56
1978 – Watch (39:17)
01. Circles 04:49
02. Drowning On Dry Land / Fish Soup 06:00
03. Chicago Institute 05:47
04. California 05:33
05. Davy’s On The Road Again (Live) 05:55
06. Martha’s Madmann 04:52
07. Mighty Quinn (Live) 06:18
1979 – Angel Station (38:48)
01. Don’t Kill It Carol 06:17
02. You Angel You 04:02
03. Hollywood Town 05:10
04. ‘Belle’ Of The Earth 02:45
05. Platform End 01:32
06. Angels At My Gate 04:50
07. You Are – I Am 05:11
08. Waiting For The Rain 06:17
09. Resurrection 02:39
1980 – Chance (39:44)
01. Lies (Through The 80's) 04:37
02. On The Run 03:51
03. For You 05:43
04. Adolescent Dream 02:46
05. Fritz The Blank 02:51
06. Stranded 05:50
07. Hello, I Am Your Heart 05:20
08. No Guarantee 03:50
09. Heart On The Street 04:52
1982 – Somewhere In Afrika (37:41)
01. Tribal Statistics 04:16
02. Eyes Of Nostradamus 03:29
03. Third World Service 05:20
04. Demolition Man 03:45
05. Brothers And Sisters Of Azania 02:50
06. Africa Suite:
a) Brothers And Sisters Of Africa 03:07
b) To Bantustan? 02:36
c) Koze Kobenini? (How Long Must We Wait?) 01:24
d) Lalela 01:34
07. Redemption Song (No Kwazulu) 07:36
08. Somewhere In Africa 01:38
1984 – Live In Budapest (41:58)
01. Spirits In The Night 06:04
02. Demolition Man 04:26
03. For You 06:49
04. Davy’s On The Road Again 04:40
05. Lies (Through The 80's) 04:35
06. Blinded By The Light 07:46
07. Redemption Song (No Kwazulu) 03:24
08. Mighty Quinn 04:09
1986 – Criminal Tango (37:37)
01. Going Underground 05:18
02. Who Are The Mystery Kids? 03:45
03. Banquet 05:17
04. Killer On The Loose 04:01
05. Do Anything You Wanna Do 04:14
06. Rescue 03:00
07. You Got Me Right Through The Heart 03:53
08. Bulldog 04:24
09. Crossfire 03:42
1987 – Masque (Songs And Planets) (39:13)
01. Joybringer (From Jupiter) 02:28
02. Sister Billies Bounce (Including Sister Sadie & Billies Bounce) 02:16
03. What You Give Is What You Get (Start) 02:36
04. Telegram To Monica 05:39
05. Billies Orno Bounce (Including Billies Bounce) 03:14
06. A Couple Of Mates (From Mars & Jupiter) 03:20
07. Neptune (Icebringer) 01:08
08. Rivers Run Dry 03:04
09. Hymn (From Jupiter) 03:58
10. We’re Going Wrong 03:59
11. Planets Schmanets 02:41
12. Geronimo’s Cadillac 04:43
1991 – Plains Music (37:19)
01. Kiowa 03:15
02. Medicine Song 04:14
03. Wounded Knee 04:51
04. Sikelele 04:56
05. Hunting Bow (Reprise) 03:42
06. Salmon Fishing 01:33
07. Laguna 04:03
08. Intrumedicine Song 04:07
09. Sikelele II 03:57
10. Hunting Bow 02:36
1996 – Soft Vengeance (54:04)
01. Pleasure And Pain 05:39
02. Play With Fire 03:58
03. Nothing Ever Happens 04:09
04. Shelter From The Storm 06:05
05. Tumbling Ball 05:35
06. The Price I Pay 04:05
07. Lose The Touch 03:31
08. Adults Only 03:36
09. Wherever Love Drops 01:06
10. The Complete History Of Sexual Jealousy 03:30
11. 99 Lbs 02:37
12. Miss You 03:33
13. Nature Of The Beast 04:35
14. Wherever Love Drops (Part 2) 01:59
1998 – Mann Alive 2CD Set (? + 38:45)
Disc One – The Gig (?)
01. Martha’s Madmen
02. Times They Are A Changin
03. You Angel You
04. Father Of Day, Father Of Night
05. For You
06. It’s A Fine Line
07. Demolition Man
08. Nothing Ever Happens
09. She Was
10. Blinded By The Light
11. Davy’s On The Road Again
Disc Two – Encore & More (38:45)
01. I’ll Give You… 02:12
02. Shelter From The Storm 06:26
03. Redemption Song 03:36
04. The Mighty Quinn 06:56
05. Demolition Mann (Short Version) 03:01
06. Blinded By The Light (Short Version) 04:54
07. Redemption Song (Alternate Version) 03:51
08. Instrumedicine Song 04:04
09. Sikelele I 03:39
2004 – 2006 (48:16)
01. Demons And Dragons (With Thomas D) 03:29
02. Two Bridges (Interlude) 01:22
03. Down In Mexico 03:31
04. Happenstance (Instrumental) 03:02
05. The History Of Sexual Jealousy 04:47
06. Black Eyes 02:10
07. Mars 03:56
08. Get Me Out Of This 05:35
09. Frog 04:29
10. Two Friends 05:24
11. Monkmann 03:10
12. Marche Slave (Instrumental Interlude) 01:42
13. Independent Woman (With Thomas D) 03:31
14. Dragons (Reprise) 02:01
2011 – Leftovers (72:51)
01. Joybringer (7? Version) 03:25
02. Big Betty 04:58
03. Down Home (Alternate Edit) 03:01
04. Our Friend George (Alternate Edit) 04:22
05. Geronimo’s Cadillac (Scandi Mix) 04:00
06. Davy’s On The Road Again (7? Version) 03:38
07. Joybringer (Unreleased Version) 03:48
08. Nothing Ever Happens (Radio Mix) 03:38
09. Blinded By The Light (7? Version) 03:49
10. Runner 04:39
11. Crossfire (Alternate Edit) 05:57
12. For You (Workhouse Acoustic Mix) 03:08
13. Sikelele (Workhouse Mix) 03:59
14. What You Give Is What You Get (Alternate Edit) 06:59
15. Demons & Dragons 03:30
16. Geronimo’s Cadillac (Unreleased Version) 04:24
17. Hillbrow 05:28
2011 – Live In Ersingen 2011 (67:01)
01. Martha’s Madman 10:21
02. Dancing In The Dark 08:38
03. For You 04:42
04. Father Of Day, Father Of Night 08:19
05. Don’t Kill It Carol 08:03
06. Blinded By The Light 05:26
07. Davy’s On The Road Again 09:49
08. Mighty Quinn 11:39
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