Manfred Mann’s Earth Band ‎– Solar Fire
Label:
Bronze ‎– 28 778 XOT
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold
Country:
Germany
Released:
1978

Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
Distributed By – Ariola
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bronze Records Ltd.
Printed By – Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG
Recorded At – The Workhouse Studios
Pressed By – Sonopress
Credits
Backing Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Grove Singers, Irene Chanter
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.M.*
Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Manfred Mann (2)
Percussion [Extra] – Peter Miles (3) (tracks: A1)
Producer – Manfred Mann And Earthband*
Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Laurence Latham*
Trombone – Paul Rutherford (2)
Notes
Gatefold sleeve.
Very similar to release Solar Fire but blue rights information text is positioned at the bottom of the labels.
Typo on spine: MANFRED MANN’S EARTBAND
Inconsistency: cover lists ‘Manfred Mann and Earthband’ as the producer, the label only ‘Manfred Mann’.
Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH, München (on labels)

Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London, 1973
℗ 1973 Bronze Records Ltd.
Im Ariola-Vertrieb
Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG, Gütersloh

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

Management: H.M.M. 490 Old Kent Road, London SE1
Produced by Manfred Mann
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: LC 2313
Price Code: XOT
Matrix / Runout (Label A): S 87 515 A
Matrix / Runout (Label B): S 87 515 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped): 87515 A-2/78S
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped): S 87515 B 3

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band ‎– 1971 – 1973
Label:
Fontana ‎– 6438 085
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:
Germany
Released:
1977

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd.
Produced For – Mann-Hadfield Productions
Credits
Bass – Colin Pattenden
Drums – Chris Slade
Graphics – Art In Heaven Ltd.
Guitar – Mick Rogers
Organ – Manfred Mann (2)
Producer – Dave Hadfield, Manfred Mann (2), Tom McGuinness
Synthesizer – Manfred Mann (2)
Vocals – Manfred Mann (2), Mick Rogers
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: LC 0211
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): 10 AA6438085 1Y 320 1D 7
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): 10 AA6438085 2Y 320 1A Y

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band ‎– Watch
Label:
Warner Bros. Records ‎– BSK 3157
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Jacksonville Pressing
Country:
US
Released:
1978

Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded At – The Workhouse Studios
Mixed At – The Workhouse Studios
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Published By – Wb Music Corp.
Published By – Earthly Music Limited
Published By – Sharp-Gannon Music
Published By – Fred Ahlert Music Corp.
Published By – Canaan Music, Inc.
Published By – Dwarf Music
Credits
Backing Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Kim Goddy*, Manfred Mann (2), Pat King, Stevie Lange, Victy Silva
Bass Guitar – Pat King
Crew [Road] – Charlie MacPherson, Mick Williams (3), Mouse (20)
Drums, Percussion – Chris Slade
Engineer – Laurence Latham*, Rick Walton*
Keyboards – Manfred Mann (2)
Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Dave Flett
Management – Harry Maloney
Music By [Fish Soup (instrumental)] – Flett* (tracks: A2), Mann* (tracks: A2)
Painting [Album Design From An Original Painting By] – Michael Sanz
Photography By – Pat King
Producer – Manfred Mann And Earth Band*
Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Edwin Cross
Vocals, Guitar – Chris Hamlet Thompson*
Written-By – Alan Marks* (tracks: A1), Bob Dylan (tracks: B3), Slade* (tracks: A2), Flett* (tracks: A3), John Simon (tracks: B1), Lane Tietgen (tracks: B2), Mann* (tracks: A3), Peter Thomas (8) (tracks: A3), Robbie Robertson (tracks: B1), Sue Vickers (tracks: A4)
Notes
Pressed by Capitol’s Jacksonville plant (0 in runout).

Recorded at the Work House, London 1977
Harry Maloney Management Ltd, 490 Kent Road, London SE1
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: ASCAP
Pressing Plant ID (In runout): JW
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runout): 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout – etched, var. 1): BSK-1-3157 JW5 #1 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout – etched, var. 1): SUB BSK-2-3157 JW1 • # 2 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout – etched, var. 2): BSK-1-3157 JW1 #1 M̶ 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout – etched, var. 2): SUB BSK-2-3157 JW•1 #1 0
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout – etched, var. 3): BSK-1-3157 JW3 #1 0
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout – etched, var. 3): BSK-2-3157 JW1 #1 0

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band ‎– Angel Station
Label:
Bronze ‎– 200 367, Bronze ‎– 200 367-320
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
Austria
Released:
1979

Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
Recorded At – Dunowen House
Recorded At – The Workhouse Studios
Mixed At – The Workhouse Studios
Published By – Hit Songs Ltd.
Published By – Big Ben Music Ltd.
Published By – Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd.
Published By – Sunbury Music Ltd.
Mastered At – Trident Studios
Mastered At – Sonopress
Pressed By – Phonodisc GesmbH
Printed By – Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn GmbH
Distributed By – Ariola
Credits
Arranged By – Manfred Mann (2)
Arranged By [Assistance] – Jimme O’Neill
Art Direction – Martin Poole
Backing Vocals – Dyane Birch*
Bass – Pat King
Drums, Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax] – Geoff Britton
Engineer – Rik Walton
Guitar, Sequencer, Synthesizer – Anthony Moore
Keyboards, Vocals, Liner Notes, Executive-Producer – Manfred Mann (2)
Mastered By – RAYS*
Other [Business Enquiries] – Dave Clarke
Other [Cooking In Eire] – Tommy Smith
Photography By [Back Cover Photograph] – Pat King
Photography By [Front Cover Photograph] – John Shaw (6)
Producer – Anthony Moore
Rhythm Guitar – Jimme O’Neill
Tape Op [Tea But No Toasted Cheese] – Edwin Cross
Tape Op [Toasted Cheese And Tea] – David Phee*
Vocals – Chris Thompson
Vocals, Guitar – Steve Waller
Notes
Publishing info (‘Reproduced by kind permission of’):
Track A1: hit songs Ltd. © 1977
Track A2: big ben music Ltd. © 1974
Track A3: screen gems – EMI Music Ltd. © 1973
Tracks A4, B1, B2 & B4: hit songs Ltd. © 1979
Track B3: sunbury music Ltd. © 1979

Thanks to Jeremy Allom of Manor Mobile.
Recorded at Noel’s House, Clonakilty, County Cork and the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London between August 1978 and January 1979.
Mixed at the Workhouse.
Business enquiries… The Workhouse 01-237 1737
Thanks to: Stevie Lange.
Our appreciation to Noel and Carol Redding for the use of Dunowen House, Eire.
Any similarity between ‘You Are, I Am’ and ‘Hollywood Town’ is purely intentional.
© ℗ 1979 Bronze Records Ltd.

Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn GmbH, Gütersloh.
Im Ariola-Vertrieb
Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH., München

Also available on MusiCassette 400 367-352.
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Released with lyrics sheet and first issues with two-sided poster (Side 1: Album artwork and discography artwork, side 2: Tour map 1979 Germany plus written discography).

Austrian chart entry / peak: April 1979 / #6
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: Austro Mechana
Label Code: LC 2313
Matrix / Runout (Label A): S 200 367 A
Matrix / Runout (Label B): S 200 367 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped): 200367 A-1/79S M̷a̷d̷e̷ ̷i̷n̷ ̷G̷e̷r̷m̷a̷n̷y̷
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped): 200367 B-1/79S M̷a̷d̷e̷ ̷i̷n̷ ̷G̷e̷r̷m̷a̷n̷y̷
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, etched): 020 012
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, etched): 020 012 RAYS
Other (Poster ID): 200 367/96490
Other (Lyrics sheet ID): 200 367/96493
Price Code: -320