ODDS & SODS (MIS-TAKES & OUT-TAKES)

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

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Boxset/Compilation, released in 2005

Songs / Tracks Listing

CD1 In The Beginning

1. Happy Being Me (1970)
2. Travelling Lady (1969)
3. Messin' Up The Land (previously unreleased version) (1970)
4. Fish (previously unreleased) (1970)
5. Turn You Away From My Door (previously unreleased) (1970)
6. Ashes To The Wind (previously unreleased version) (1971)
7. Ned Kelly (previously unreleased) (1971)
8. Please Mrs Henry (previously unreleased version) (1971)
9. Jump Sturdy (previously unreleased version) (1971)
10. Holly Holy (previously unreleased) (1971)
11. Tribute (1971)
12. Ain't No Crime (previously unreleased) (1971)
13. In The Beginning (1973)
14. Joybringer (1973)
15. Be Not Too Hard (1974)

CD2 Hollywood Town

1. Blinded By The Light (1976)
2. Spirits In The Night 1976)
3. Living Without You (1971)
4. Pretty Good (American only release) (1975)
5. California Coastline (1972)
6. Hollywood Town (1979)
7. Chicago Institute (1977)
8. Quit Your Low Down Ways (American only release) (1975)
9. California (1977)
10. Runner (1984)
11. Summer In The City (previously unreleased) (1987)
12. Rebel (American only release) (1984)
13. Salmon Fishing (First released in States) (1992)

CD3 Brothers And Sisters

1. Redemption Song (1984)
2. Singing The Dolphin Through (1976)
3. For You (1981)
4. I (Who Have Nothing) (Single release only) (1982)
5. Redemption Song (1982)
6. Africa Suite (1982)
7. War Dream (B side of single only) (1982)
8. Heart On The Street (1981)
9. Telegram To Monica (1987)
10. All Through The Night (previously unreleased) (1988)
11. Better Place (previously unreleased) (1996)
12. Demolition Man (live) (In memory of Steve Waller 1951 - 2000) (1984)
13. Martha's Madman (live) (1998)

CD4 To The Limit

1. Instrumedicine Song (1990)
2. Geronimo's Cadillac (previously unreleased version) (1993)
3. Tumbling Ball (previously unreleased version) (1996)
4. Lead Me To Water (previously unreleased) (1993)
5. To The Limit (previously unreleased) (1993)
6. Don't Let Me Down (previously unreleased) (1993)
7. Nature Of The Beast (previously unreleased version) (1993)
8. Pleasure And Pain (previously unreleased version - live) (1993)
9. Dirty City (previously unreleased - live) (1993)
10. Don't Bring Me Down (previously unreleased - live) (2001)
11. SOS (previously unreleased - live) (2001)
12. Davy's On The Road Again (previously unreleased live version) (2001)
13. Hillbrow (previously unreleased - from 2006 recordings) (2005)

Line-up / Musicians

Manfred Mann - Keyboards and Vocals
with various Manfred Mann's Earth Band members 1972-2005

Releases information

It features alternate takes, outtakes and other assorted rarities, recorded over the 35 year career of the band.

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MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND Odds & Sods (Mis-Takes & Out-Takes) ratings distribution

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Review by ClemofNazareth
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog Folk Researcher

Any review of a Manfred Mann's Earth Band compilation album has to begin with the statement that there has yet to be a truly excellent 'Best of' or 'Greatest Hits' release of this band's music. I've personally compiled my own list of what I believe to be their fifteen very best studio works; none of the existing compilation albums contains more than nine of them, and several of these were included as abbreviated 'single' or 'radio' versions. This 'Odds & Sods' collection is the closest thing the band would release to a comprehensive anthology, and even then there are an awful lot of b-sides, previously unreleased tracks and alternate versions of the band's classics.

Despite that this is a pretty solid collection, as it does manage to give a fairly comprehensive and complete picture of the band's evolution over the four decades or so of their existence. Most of the essential tracks are here including the obligatory "Blinded by the Light" although sadly this is the shortened radio edit, an error in judgment that was really inexcusable considering there are four discs worth of music and the band could have easily accommodated the seven-plus minutes of the album version. The version of "California" from 'Watch' is also a shorted one, another disappointing decision considering that was the only song of any note from that album and this cut-down rendition doesn't even match that one (although the lengthy live instrumental version "Martha's Madman", also from 'Watch' sounds much better here than it did on the studio release). "For You" from the otherwise lame 'Chance' release is also chopped down here and is woefully under- produced to boot.

The previously unreleased material includes a few interesting alternate versions including "Ashes to the Wind" which is far superior to the original brief cut from 'Glorified Magnified'. There are also some decent songs that never made it onto any studio albums, most notably the funky "Quit Your Low Down Ways"; the live ballad "S.O.S." which is an amazingly soulful version of the ABBA classic; and the piano-driven "Salmon Fishing", an obscure U.S.-only single from the late 70s period. There are several other outtakes and songs recorded during various studio sessions that didn't make it onto any albums, but for the most part it's pretty obvious why. "To the Limit" for example is a flaccid dance tune that the band should have left to obscurity, and the Gary Numan-like "War Dream" was a b-side in 1982 and didn't deserve even that.

The mix here is pretty wide-ranging and includes something from pretty much every lineup and album the band put together over the years. In that respect it represents a comprehensive view of the group's various permutations and styles and is worth checking out for that reason alone. There are no hidden gems with the possible exception of the creative interpretation of "S.O.S.", but overall I have to say this was worth the price and I would recommend it to any serious Earth Band fan. A solid three stars but not quite four, though I could see where a fanboy might be willing to tack on that extra star and I'm not sure I would fault them.

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