01 Happy families [with Eddie Fingers Garvey] 02 No better, - TopicsExpress



          

01 Happy families [with Eddie Fingers Garvey] 02 No better, no worse 03 Every day another hair turns grey 04 Country dancing 05 Its so easy falling 06 Happy families [with Eddie Garvey & The Trio] 07 Mighty quinn 08 Big Betty 09 The vicars daughter 10 Each and every day 11 Cubist town 12 Ha! Ha! said the clown 13 Harry the one-man band 14 Happy families [with Edwin O Garvey & His Showband] ----------------------------------------­----------------------------------------­---- RECORDED: 1968 RELEASED: 28 June 1968 PRODUCED BY: Manfred Mann PERSONNEL: Mike Hugg – drums and percussion Manfred Mann – keyboards Mike dAbo – vocals Klaus Voormann – bass, woodwind Tom McGuinness – guitar with Derek Wadsworth – trombone INFO: Manfred Mann always used the long-play format to showcase its virtuosity and range of influences away from the world of pop singles. This was evident early in the bands career with albums such as The Five Faces of Manfred Mann, which was a hardcore R&B album, far removed from the pop sensibilities of singles like Do Wah Diddy Diddy and Sha La La. The contrast between this album and their singles output of 1968 is not quite as stark, as the LP contains pop material such as Its So Easy Falling and The Vicars Daughter. More unorthodox selections include Cubist Town, Harry the One-Man Band, and Country Dancing, which showcase the eclectic side of the group. The album failed to chart in the U.K., which is surprising considering Manfred Manns popularity in 1968 -- three British Top Ten singles. Perhaps the inclusion of one or two more hits like Ha Ha Said the Clown would have attracted more sales. In the U.S., the album was released as The Mighty Quinn and mixed some tracks from this album with older single material. The result is a more balanced affair, with the hits providing a welcome contrast to the more highbrow material. However, the U.K. record business was intent on not duplicating singles on albums -- a tradition that became rare in the 1970s. [review by Rob Flanagan youtu.be/vEHaRwM_q58
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:20:42 +0000

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