Manfred Mann - World of Mann: The Very Best of...(2CD Remaster Edit 2006)

Manfred Mann - World of Mann: The Very Best of...(2CD Remaster Edit 2006)

Digitally Remastered Anthology Comprehensively Surveys the Entire Recording Career of One of the Most Endearing and Enduring Figures in Rock Music. The Tracks Date Back to 1964 with the Group Manfred Mann's First Single "5-4-3-2-1" to the Earth Band's Unique 2004 Version of the Super Furry Animal's Song "Demons" (Retitled as "Demons and Dragons"). It also Includes a Rare Recording by Mike D'abo of Manfred Mann of "Handbags and Gladrags", which He Composed and Became a Hit for Rod Stewart as Well as the Stereophonics a Generation Later as Well as Finding Fame as the Theme to the Hit TV Show "The Office" .

I really like several of Manfred Mann's most popular songs and wanted them all in one collection. This collection offers them all: The Mighty Quinn, Do-Wah Diddy, Pink Flamingo, Blinded by the Light (full version), Spirits in the Night, and Runner. It ends with a rousing live edition of The Mighty Quinn. The mastering is excellent--but there are absolutely NO liner notes past the general track information. You'd think with such a career spanning set there would be some brief history inside...D. W. Kelly

320 @
288 MB

Tracklist:

CD 1 (Manfred Mann)

01 54321 2:00
02 Hubble Bubble (Toil & Trouble) 2:25
03 Do Wah Diddy Diddy 2:24
04 Sha La La 2:33
05 Come Tomorrow 2:45
06 Oh No Not My Baby 2:22
07 The One in the Middle 2:40
08 If You Gotta Go, Go Now 2:31
09 Pretty Flamingo 2:35
10 Just Like a Woman Stereo Version 2:50
11 Semi-Detached Surburban Mr. James 2:33
12 Ha! Ha! Said the Clown Stereo Version 2:28
13 Sweet Pea 3:08
14 The Mighty Quinn Stereo Version 2:51
15 My Name Is Jack Stereo Version 2:55
16 Fox on the Run 2:46
17 Ragamuffin Man 3:09
18 Handbags and Gladrags / Michael d'Abo 4:12

CD 2 (Manfred Mann's Earth Band)

01 Blinded by the Light 7:06
02 Davy's on the Road Again 3:38
03 Demolition Man 3:46
04 You Angel You 3:46
05 Joybringer 3:24
06 For You 3:52
07 Spirits in the Night 6:27
08 Don't Kill It Carol 3:55
09 The Runner 3:44
10 Lies (Through the 80s) 4:36
11 Father of Day Father of Night 3:02
12 Questions / Manfred Mann's Earth Band 3:58
13 California / Manfred Mann's Earth Band 3:45
14 Redemption Song (No Kwazulu) 4:12
15 Pleasure and Pain 5:40
16 It's All Over Now Baby Blue 4:28
17 Demons and Dragons 3:28
18 Mighty Quinn / Live 3:36

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - The Roaring Silence (Remaster Edit 2004)

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - The Roaring Silence (Remaster Edit 2004)

The reason that The Roaring Silence became Manfred Mann's Earth Band's best-selling album may have been because of both Bruce Springsteen-penned singles, but its instrumental makeup, by way of Mann's keyboard manipulation coupled with Chris Thompson's chiseled singing, had just as much of an affect. "Blinded By the Light" and "Spirit in the Night" gave the band hits at both ends of the Top 40 spectrum, with "Blinded" going to number one while the mysteriously-sounding "Spirit in the Night" edged in at number 40 six months later. Outside of the singles, The Roaring Silence is made up of clean-cut, well-established synthesizer and guitar work, with touches of techno psychedelia that are sometimes lengthy but never messy. Tracks such as "Questions," "This Side of Paradise," and even "Starbird" uncover the band's creativity and instrumental wit. Mann is careful not to stray too far with his keys, and his compliance with Thompson's vocals are noticeable in almost every track. Aside from the music, The Roaring Silence basks in veiled poetry, cryptic but at the same time intriguing, verging on the complexities of progressive rock but far from its pretentiousness. Eventually achieving gold status, The Roaring Silence both commercially and artistically became the group's finest effort...Bob Hope

320 @
87 MB

Tracklist:

01. Blinded By The Light 7.08
02. Singing The Dolphin Through 8.19
03. Waiter, There's A Yawn In My Ear 5.39
04. The Road To Babylon 6.53
05. This Side Of Paradise 4.47
06. Starbird 3.09
07. Questions 4.00
08. Spirits In The Night 3.16
09. Blinded By The Light (Single Edit)3.49