Mann Made

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Mann Made
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Studio album by
Released8 October 1965 (UK)
5 November 1965 (US)
6 June 1966 (Canada)
Recorded11 January – 10 June 1965
Studio Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre
LanguageEnglish
Label His Master's Voice (UK)
Ascot (US)
Capitol (Canada)
Producer John Burgess
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(1964)
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(1965)
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(1966)
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Mann Made is the second British and fourth American studio album by Manfred Mann, released in October 1965 on His Master's Voice in the United Kingdom, [3] and November 1965 on Ascot Records in the United States. [4] It was the group's final recording project with original members Mike Vickers and Paul Jones, as well as their last to be recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, before switching to Fontana Records.

Contents

The album was reduced to twelve songs by Capitol Records in the Canadian market, where "You're for Me", "I Really Do Believe", and "Hi Lili, Hi Lo" were excluded, and replaced by "She Needs Company" along with the hit single "Pretty Flamingo" for the June 1966 release. [5]

Track listing

Original UK/US release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Since I Don't Have You"Jackie Taylor, James Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Joseph Rock, Joe Verscharen, Lennie Martin, Wally Lester2:35
2."You're for Me" Mike Vickers 2:53
3."Look Away" Jerry Ragovoy, Bob Russell 2:18
4."The Abominable Snowmann" (instrumental)Vickers2:43
5."Watch Your Step" Bobby Parker 2:13
6."Stormy Monday Blues" T-Bone Walker; credited to Bob Crowder, Earl Hines, Billy Eckstine [6] 3:39
7."I Really Do Believe" Paul Jones 3:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" Helen Deutsch, Bronisław Kaper 2:40
9."The Way You Do the Things You Do" Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers 2:41
10."Bare Hugg" (instrumental) Mike Hugg 3:50
11."You Don't Know Me" Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker 3:54
12."L.S.D." Tom McGuinness 3:50
13."I'll Make It Up to You"Ragovoy, Ben Raleigh 3:14

Original Canadian release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pretty Flamingo" Mark Barkan 2:34
2."Since I Don't Have You"Taylor, Beaumont, Vogel, Rock, Verscharen, Martin, Lester2:35
3."Look Away"Ragovoy, Russell2:18
4."The Abominable Snowmann" (instrumental)Vickers2:43
5."Watch Your Step"Parker2:13
6."Stormy Monday Blues"Walker3:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."She Needs Company"Jones2:46
8."The Way You Do the Things You Do"Robinson, Rogers2:41
9."Bare Hugg" (instrumental)Hugg3:50
10."You Don't Know Me"Arnold, Walker3:54
11."L.S.D."McGuinness3:50
12."I'll Make It Up to You"Ragovoy, Raleigh3:14

Recording sessions

All of the songs were recorded 11 January–10 June 1965, at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, except 4 February and 18 March 1966 for "She Needs Company" and "Pretty Flamingo", respectively: [7]

Personnel

Manfred Mann

Production and additional personnel

Release history

DateLabelFormatCountryCatalogNotes
8 October 1965 His Master's Voice LP UKCLP 1911Original mono release.
CSD 1628Original stereo release.
5 November 1965 Ascot LPUSALM 13024Original mono release.
ALS 13024Original stereo release.
6 June 1966 Capitol LPCanadaT 6187Original mono release.
November 1969Regal StarlineLPUKSRS 5007
3 October 1997 EMI CD UKDORIG 119Original CD release.
29 January 2003EMICDJapanTOCP-67111Reissue of the Stereo album plus mono bonus tracks under the title Mann Made Plus.
25 February 2014 Parlophone SHM-CDJapanWPCR-15488Reissue of the original UK cover Mono album plus stereo and mono bonus tracks in a replica LP sleeve.
WPCR-15489Reissue of the original US cover Mono album plus stereo and mono bonus tracks in a replica LP sleeve.
4 November 2014 Sundazed LPUSLP 5197Reissue of the original US cover Stereo album.

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References

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