Manfred Mann'S Earth Band (CD)
- California Coastline
- Captain Bobby Scout
- Sloth
- Living Without You
- Tribute
- Please Mrs Henry
- Jump Sturdy
- Prayer
- Part Time Man
- I'm Up and I'm Leaving
- Format
- Vinyl LP
- Genre
- Rock
- Catalog No.
- MANNLP 003
- Tracks
- 10
Vinyl LP pressing. The eponymous debut studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band was released in January 1972 to much critical acclaim. An exceptional-sounding record, it showed the band utilizing the recording studio to full advantage at the time, while marking a new phase for Manfred Mann as he assembled a band musically superior to other British hard rock and blues influenced groups of the early seventies. While still a couple years away from pop radio success, most notably their version of Blinded By The Light, the Earth Band's debut wad a solid foundation to a career that continues to this day. Manufactured on heavy duty vinyl and remastered, the album is being released under the ""Artist Approved"" banner, i.e. it is issued with the full approval of the featured artists.
- California Coastline
- Captain Bobby Scout
- Sloth
- Living Without You
- Tribute
- Mrs Henry
- Jump Sturdy
- Prayer
- Part Time Man
- I'm Up and Leaving
- Bonus Trax:
- Living Without You (Single Version)
- California Coastline (Single Version)
- Mrs Henry (Single Version)
- Format
- CD
- Genre
- Rock
- Tracks
- 14
•The kiss of death in rock music circa the early '70s was being a band left over from the '60s that refused to shed it's carefree pop-rock past for more contemporary sounds. Sensing this, Manfred Mann put together his Earth Band (groovy, man!), and issued an album of the same name in 1972. The new group must have been listening to current hard rockers such as Led Zeppelin and Mountain, because the sound and direction of those two bands in particular are quite comparable to Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Standout tracks include the album opener ""Tribute,"" a cover of Bob Dylan's BASEMENT TAPES tune ""Please Mrs. Henry,"" and the prog-rocker ""Sloth/Living Without You.""
