16-05-2013, 07:25
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MANFRED MANN "hit mann!:the essential singles-1963-1969" cd,2008
i love these guys immensely, up there with The Small Faces,Who,Spencer Davis Group,Kinks and obviously The Beatles IMO...
i own two vinyl best of sets by these guys,split up as volume I and volume II...the first contains the Paul Jones singles, the second the Mike D'Abo years, but this one encompasses ALL their UK hits,from as the title suggests,1963-1969....
they were in the charts over that period as much and as often as The Beatles were in the UK, infact i believe they were actually runners up the the Fab's for single sales in the 1960s...
this collection contains their debut single "hubble bubble,toil and trouble" which wasnt a huge hit, and is not included on my vinyl best of set...
these guys also recorded a few Bob Dylan tracks in the 1960s...probably more than The Byrds in fact if memory serves me correct...and had a worldwide #1 hit with their version of "the mighty quinn", also interesting to note is a song written by Dylan called "if you gotta go,go now"...cant ever recall ever hearing Dylan do this one himself, maybe he just wrote it and passed it on???
man oh man...its so hard for me to pick a best track here as they made so many great songs, but i'll have to go for the lovely haunting ballad "come tomorrow" this time round, which incidently is also my mum's favourite M+M song which probably means i heard it before i could walk!
a great compilation of their music, with all of their hits on bvoard, well worth the money in purchasing it!
with the links, i will be putting up a few of their lesser known hits instead of the ones everyone knows so you can hear something different along with my favourite one...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
worst track: smokestack lightning
best track: come tomorrow
tracks:
1. do wah diddy diddy ***
2. 5-4-3-2-1 ***
3. cock-a-hoop ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boFcFZQKtI4 audio
4. hubble bubble,toil and trouble **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwdibDXzHs audio
5. sha la la ***
6. im your kingpin **
7. without you **
8. john hardy ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLhboAj-b2I audio
9. smokestack lightning **
10.come tomorrow ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBQ_nJGXaB0 live
11.oh no, not my baby ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NMzCiuOICE audio
12.the one in the middle ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nFphbsdFAc live
13.tired of trying,bored with lying,scared of dying ***
14.my little red book **
15.watermelon man **
16.if you gotta go,go now ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmvUeSz4mwY audio
17.theres no living without your loving ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxcGx83bB10 audio
18.with God on our side ***
19.hi lili,hi lo ***
20.pretty flamingo ***
21.just like a woman ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixo29e8S-XA audio
22.semi-detatched suburban mr.james ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ9rzgm00tg live
23.ha!ha!,said the clown ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOg3oYSDX6I audio
24.the mighty quinn ***
25.my name is jack **
26.fox on the run ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXf3QttUPlI audio
27.raggamuffin man **
28.up the junction **
3s=19
2s=9
1s=0
rating: 2.7
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.