Manfred Mann's Earthband - Solar Fire FLAC download

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Father Of Day, Father Of Night Written-By – Bob Dylan
A2	In The Beginning, Darkness Written-By – Slade*, Mann*, Rogers*
A3	Pluto The Dog Written-By – Slade*, Pattenden*, Mann*, Rogers*
B1	Solar Fire Written-By – Slade*, Rogers*
B2	Saturn, Lord Of The Ring / Mercury, The Winged Messenger Written-By – Mann*, Rogers*
B3	Earth, The Circle Part 2 Written-By – Mann*
B4	Earth, The Circle Part 1 Written-By – Mann*

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
• Pressed By – Sonopress
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bronze Records Ltd.

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Doreen And Irene Chanter*, Grove Singers
• Bass Guitar – Colin Pattenden
• Design, Photography By – Fin Costello
• Drums [Fibes] – Chris Slade
• Engineer – John Pantry
• Engineer [Contributions By] – Dave Stephens, John Edwardes*
• Guitar, Vocals – Mick Rogers
• Management – H.M.*
• Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Manfred Mann
• Percussion [Extra] – Peter Miles (tracks: A1)
• Producer – Manfred Mann And Earthband*
• Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Laurence Latham*
• Trombone – Paul Rutherford

Notes

The release is the actual first release in Germany from 1973.
The Bronze-labelled release is a later re-release.

Cover (back):
℗ 1973 Bronze Records Ltd.
Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London. 1973.
Management H.M.M. 490 Old Kent Road, London SE1.
Im Ariola-Vertrieb.
Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG, Gütersloh.

Inner gatefold:
Solar: Concerned with, determined by the sun.
Fire: Active principle operative in combustion.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary.

Spine:
Manfred Mann's Earthband Solar Fire

Centre labels:
Produced by Manfred Mann
Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH., München

Other info:
The cover lists 'Manfred Mann and Earthband' as the producer, the label only 'Manfred Mann'.
Track titles are different on the cover (rear) and the centre labels in some details. Given in the tracklisting are the titles as printed on the cover (rear). Differences for the centre labels are:
Track A2: In The Beginning
Track B2: Saturn/Mercury
Track B3: Earth: The Circle (Part 2)
Track B4: Earth: The Circle (Part 1)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): S 87 515 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): S 87 515 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A [All stamped]): S 87 515 A-1 Made in Germany
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B [All stamped]): S 87 515 B-1 Made in Germany
• Rights Society: GEMA

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	UK	1973
96.515	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Carrere	96.515	France	Unknown
610 590, 610 590-222	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Bronze, Bronze	610 590, 610 590-222	Europe	1985
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	Scandinavia	1973
87 515 XOT	Manfred Mann's Earthband*	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Bronze	87 515 XOT	Germany	1974