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Triple vinyl LP pressing. The second volume of Manfred Mann's BBC recordings, Radio Days - The Mike d'Abo Era, covers the band's Fontana label hitmaking from 1966-1969. The band lineup on this release includes Manfred Mann (keyboards), Mike d'Abo (vocals/piano), Mike Hugg (drums/vibes/piano), Tom McGuinness (guitar), and Klaus Voormann (bass). Highly regarded BBC host Brian Matthew expertly follows the band's development through their increasingly complex pop confections while keeping their sense of humor intact. For such a rapidly changing music environment, Manfred Mann's BBC radio appearances with Brian Matthew and other influential hosts such as John Peel, David Symonds and Tony Brandon, would prove to be essential to the success of their singles. Volume two spotlights the "Saturday Club," "Easy Beat" and "Top Gear" sessions aired on the BBC's "Top Of The Pops" transcription series hosted by Brian Matthew, and some extremely rare off-air recordings have also been included. The changing landscape of 1960s music led the various members of Manfred Mann to record production, songwriting, recording of film scores, commercial jingles and also artist management - all the while continuing to create band recordings. Many of these pursuits are documented in Brian Matthew's incisive interviews. With one exception ("Mighty Quinn"), none of these BBC tracks have been released commercially before.
Tracklist
A01 Mohair Sam
A02 (Mike D'Abo Interview)
A03 Just Like A Woman (#1)
A04 Wang Dang Doodle
A05 (Manfred Mann Interview)
A06 Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James (#1)
A07 Morning After The Party
A08 Ha! Ha! Said The Clown
A09 The Nitty Gritty
B01 Sweet Pea
B02 Hound Dog
B03 (Manfred Mann Interview)
B04 So Long, Dad
B05 I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (#1)
B06 (Manfred Mann & Mike D'Abo Interview)
B07 Mighty Quinn (#1)
B08 Handbags And Gladrags
C01 Cubist Town
C02 Sleepy Hollow
C03 (Manfred Mann & Mike D'Abo Interview)
C04 My Name Is Jack (#1)
C05 The Vicar's Daughter
C06 Each And Every Day
C07 The Letter
D01 (Mike D'Abo Interview)
D02 Fox On The Run
D03 Fever
D04 Abraham, Martin & John
D05 So Long
D06 Clair
D07 Sentimental Sunday (Mike D'Abo Solo)
E01 (Manfred Mann & Mike D'Abo Interview)
E02 Ragamuffin Man
E03 Oh What A Day
E04 The Last Goodbye (Mike D'Abo Solo)
E05 Just Like A Woman (#2)
E06 Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James (#2)
E07 I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (#2)
F01 Mighty Quinn (#2)
F02 (Manfred Mann & Mike D'Abo Interview)
F03 My Name Is Jack (#2)
F04 Orange Peel
F05 She's A Woman
F06 Summertime
F07 You've Got It Made