Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire FLAC album

Tracklist

1	In The Beginning, Darkness Written-By – Slade, Mann, Rogers	5:25
2	Pluto The Dog Written-By – Slade, Pattenden, Mann, Rogers	2:50
3	Saturn, Lord Of The Ring / Mercury, The Winged Messenger Written-By – Mann, Rogers	6:36
4	Earth, The Circle Part 1 Written-By – Mann	3:16
5	Father Of Day, Father Of Night Written-By – Bob Dylan	9:57
6	Earth, The Circle Part 2 Written-By – Mann	3:52
7	Solar Fire Written-By – Slade, Rogers	5:18

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	UK	1973
ILPS9263, 28.778-I	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze, Bronze	ILPS9263, 28.778-I	Spain	1973
96.515	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Carrere	96.515	France	Unknown
610 590, 610 590-222	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Bronze, Bronze	610 590, 610 590-222	Europe	1985
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	Scandinavia	1973

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	UK	1973
ILPS9263, 28.778-I	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze, Bronze	ILPS9263, 28.778-I	Spain	1973
96.515	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Carrere	96.515	France	Unknown
610 590, 610 590-222	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Bronze, Bronze	610 590, 610 590-222	Europe	1985
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	Scandinavia	1973

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Doreen And Irene Chanter, Grove Singers
• Bass Guitar – Colin Pattenden
• Design, Photography By – Fin Costello
• Drums [Fibes] – Chris Slade
• Engineer – John Pantry
• Engineer [Contributions By] – Dave Stephens, John Edwardes
• Guitar, Vocals – Mick Rogers
• Management – H.M.
• Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Manfred Mann
• Percussion [Extra] – Peter Miles (tracks: A2)
• Producer – Manfred Mann And Earthband
• Technician [Tape Operator] – Laurence Latham
• Trombone – Paul Rutherford

• Backing Vocals – Doreen And Irene Chanter, Grove Singers
• Bass Guitar – Colin Pattenden
• Design, Photography By – Fin Costello
• Drums [Fibes] – Chris Slade
• Engineer – John Pantry
• Engineer [Contributions By] – Dave Stephens, John Edwardes
• Guitar, Vocals – Mick Rogers
• Management – H.M.
• Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Manfred Mann
• Percussion [Extra] – Peter Miles (tracks: A2)
• Producer – Manfred Mann And Earthband
• Technician [Tape Operator] – Laurence Latham
• Trombone – Paul Rutherford

Notes

Portuguese version is not a Gatefold. With printed insert.Same cover and innersleeve as Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire, but the label is different (BRNA number and NCB three o'clock)
First cat.no on back cover, second on spine, third on label

From inner gatefold:
Solar: Concerned with, determined by the sun
Fire: Active principle operative in combustion.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary

From inner sleeve:
Sleeve printed and made in England by MacNeill Press Ltd, London, SE1.

From rear:
Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London, 1973.Management H.M.M. 490, Old Kent Road, London SE1.

From centre labels:
Published by B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. except Big Ben Music Ltd. [Note: refers to track A1]
℗ 1973 by Bronze Records Ltd.

Other info:
Inconsistency: The cover lists 'Manfred Mann and Earthband' as the producer, the label only 'Manfred Mann'.
Artist name given as "Manfred Mann's Eart Band" on spine.
Tracks in tracklisting given as printed on cover. On the centre labels the following tracks are given slightly different:
A1: Father Of Day: Father Of Night
A2: In The Beginning
B2: Saturn / Mercury
B3: Earth: The Circle (Part Two)
B4: Earth: The Circle (Part One)From cover (rear):
Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London, 1973.
Special thanks to John Pantry for his invaluable contributions.
Management H.M.M. 490 Old Kent Road, London SE1
Manufactured & distributed for Island Records Ltd.

From inner gatefold:
Solar: Concerned with, determined by the sun
Fire: Active principle operative in combustion.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary

From Centre labels:
Manfred Mann's Earthband [Variant of artist's name]
℗ 1973 Bronze Records Ltd.
Manufactured and distributed by [Island 'i' logo appears] Island Records Limited
[Side A:] Published by B. Feldman & Co Ltd, except ✝Big Ben Music Ltd [Note: Index sign '✝' refers to Track A1]
[Side B:] Published by B. Feldman & Co Ltd

Other info:
Track titles given as on cover.
Inconsistency: The cover lists 'Manfred Mann and Earthband' as the producer, the label only 'Manfred Mann'.

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): ILPS.9265-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): ILPS.9265-B

• Rights Society: n©b
• Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9265 A (stamped side A)
• Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9265 B (stamped side B) BRON 265 (etched side B)

Companies

• Manufactured By – Island Records
• Distributed By – Island Records
• Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
• Made By – MacNeill Press Ltd.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bronze Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – The Workhouse Studios
• Printed By – SIB-Tryck, Tumba

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