MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND SOLAR FIRE |
Solar: Concerned with, determined by the Sun.
| Fire: Active principle operative in combustion (The Concise Oxford Dictionary) 01. Father Of Day, Father Of Night (9:55) (Dylan) 02. In The Beginning, Darkness (5:21) (Mann/Rogers/Slade) 03. Pluto The Dog (2:47) (Mann/Rogers/Slade/Pattenden) 04. Solar Fire (5:15) (Rogers/Slade) 05. Saturn, Lord Of The Ring (Mann) Mercury, The Winged Messenger (Mann/Rogers) (6:31) 06. Earth, The Circle (Part 2) (3:22) (Mann) 07. Earth, The Circle (Part 1) (3:55) (Mann) Bonus tracks: 08. Joybringer (3:24) (G.Holst/Mann/Rogers/Slade) (originally a single only issued on Vertigo label. This song charted giving Manfred his first hit since 1969) 09. Father Of Day, Father Of Night (3:03) (previosly unreleased edited version) Total playing time: 43:37 Colin Pattenden: Bass Guitar Chris Slade: Fibes Drums Manfred Mann: Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals Mick Rogers: Vocals, Guitar with: Doreen & Irene Chanter, Grove Singers: Backing vocals Paul Rutherford: Trombone Peter Miles: extra percussion on 'In The Beginning' Produced by Manfred Mann & Earth Band Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Rd, Lonhdon 1973 Engineer: John Pantry, contributions by Dave Stephens, John Edwards Tape operator: Laurence Latham Special thanks to John Pantry for his invaluable contribution Design & photography by Fin Costello 1998 re-master credits: Re-mastered by Mike Brown & Robert M. Corich assisted by Richard Roy Add. material courtesy M.Mann, The Workhouse, Andy & Carol Taylor at Platform End, Helen Milner, Steve Fernie & Mick Rogers Add. thanks to Ron Clint & Greg Russo Revised artwork & liner notes prepared by Red Steel Productions for Creature Music Ltd. CD artwork: Frank McPartland, Creation Graphics, Luton Originally released in UK by Bronze/Island (ILPS 9265), 30/11/73 (P) © 1973 Petbrook Ltd. on exclusive licence to Creature Music Ltd.
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