Manfred Mann's Earth Band

 

Artis:  Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Origin:  London, England

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Symphonic Rock, Classic Rock, Contemporary Rock, Hard Rock, Jazz Rock

Original line-up:

Manfred Mann:   Vocals, Organ, Syntheisizer, Mellotron
Mick Rrogers:       Vocals, Guitar
Colin Pattenden:  Bass
Chris Slade:  Drums

Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a British Progressive Rock Group formed in 1971 by Manfred Mann (Keyboards)

Mick Rogers (Vocals, Guitar), Colin Pattenden (Bass), and Chris Slade (Drums).  For The Earth Band combines the style of Progressive Rock with Mann's Jazz-influence Moog Synthesizer.

Title:   Solar Fire (2022) 

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Symphonic Rock, Classic Rock, Contemporary Rock, Hard Rock, Jazz Rock

Label:  Creature Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Father Of Day, Father Of Night   (9:55)
 2.  In The Beginning, Darkness      (5:22)
 3.  Pluto The Dog    (2:48)

Side Two:

 1.  Solar Fire   (5:15)
 2.  Saturn, Lord Of The Ring/Mercury The Winged Messenger  (6:31)
 3.  Earth, The Circle Part 2  (3:23)
 4.  Earth, The Circle Part 1  (3:56)

 5.  Joybringer (3:25)

Personnel:

Manfred Mann:   Vocals, Organ, Minimoog Syntheisizer, Mellotron, Vocals on Track 2/3
Mick Rrogers:       Vocals, Guitar
Colin Pattenden:  Bass
Chris Slade:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Irene Chanter:  Backing Vocals

Doreen Chanter:  Backing Vocals

Grove Singers:  Backing Vocals

Paul Ruterford:  Trombone

Peter Miles:  Additional Percussion on Track 1/2


Solar Fire is the fourth studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band originally released on November 30, 1973, by Bronze Records, remastered and reissued on June 24, 2022 by Creature Music, one of the Masterpiece Album that consisted 7 classic tracks, opened by "Father of Day, Father of Night" composes by Bob Dylan, and other classic track: "In The Beginning Darkness", "Solar Fire", "Earth, The Circle Part 2 & 1", with one Bonus Track.