Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Bootleg Archives Volumes 1-5
This 5 CD set provides a snapshot of the bands progression from 1981 to 2007 using a mixture of fan, sound desk and radio recordings which have been gleaned from various sources (all of course not officially sanctioned). They are intended to provide you the fans with live material not previously released and to include ‘rare’ or unusual tracks where possible. Notable inclusions are:
1981
- Hello Hello
- On the Run
- Chicago Institute
- Fritz The Blank
- Stranded
- Hobo Bill’s Last Ride./ Resurrection
- Step By Step
- Give Me The Good Earth
1986
- Banquet
- Visionary Mountains
- Going Underground
- The Runner
- Gimme Some Loving/ Mony Mony
- The Third Man Theme
1991
- Medicine Song
- Joybringer
- Pleasure & Pain
- Crazy About My Automobile
The 1999 and 2007 CD’s contain the now classic sets but with the usual variations. An early (current) version of Captain Bobby Stout is included on the 2007 CD.
Full tracklistings and a release date will be confirmed shortly but it is planned for release during 2009.