ALBUM NOTES
1973 - Solar Fire
Re-Mastered 1998 (2 Bonus Tracks) Mann 006
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Still considered by many followers to be one of the best Earth Band albums, this was the first to be issued on the Bronze label. Following on from the hit single "Joybringer", based on "Jupiter" from Holst's "Planet Suite", the album continued the theme, although without the freedom to use any more of Holst's work. Although altogether a fine and atmospheric album there is one outstanding track, a ten minute working of Dylan's "Father Of Day Father Of Night". | |
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Father Of Day, Father Of Night (9:52) |
Dylan Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
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In The Beginning, Darkness (5:19) |
Mann/Rogers/Slade B Feldman & Co Ltd |
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Pluto The Dog (2:45) |
Mann/Rogers/Slade/Pattenden B Feldman & Co Ltd |
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Solar Fire (5:13) |
Mann/Rogers/Slade/Pattenden B Feldman & Co Ltd |
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Saturn, Lord of the Ring |
Mann B Feldman & Co Ltd |
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Earth The Circle (part 2) (3:20) |
Mann B Feldman & Co Ltd |
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Earth The Circle (part 1) (3:47) |
Mann B Feldman & Co Ltd |
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Joybringer (3:22) |
Holst/Mann/Rogers/Slade Gustav Holst/J Curwen & Sons Ltd |
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Father Of Day, Father Of Night (3:01) |
Dylan Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
Produced by Manfred Mann and Earth Band
Mick Rogers: Guitar, vocals
Manfred Mann: Organ, synthesizer, vocals
Colin Pattenden: Bass
Chris Slade: Drums
P 1974 Petbrook Ltd.
Distributed by 3mv via Pinnacle



