Audio CD review:
Manfred Mann - Down the Road Apiece: Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966

Manfred Mann - Down the Road Apiece: Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966

Band: Manfred Mann Title: Down the Road Apiece: Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966 Rating: Release Date: 2007-09-25 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Why Should We Not - Manfred Mann, Mann 2: Brother Jack (Frere Jacques) - Manfred Mann, Traditional 3: Now You're Needing Me - Manfred Mann, Jones 4: Chattering - Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann [Group 5: Cock-A-Hoop - Manfred Mann, Jones 6: 5-4-3-2-1 - Manfred Mann, Jones 7: Without You - Manfred Mann, Jones 8: I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Manfred Mann, Dixon, W. 9: You've Got to Take It - Manfred Mann, Jones 10: Down the Road Apiece - Manfred Mann, Raye 11: Mr. Anello - Manfred Mann, Jones 12: Sack o' Woe - Manfred Mann, Adderley 13: Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble) - Manfred Mann, Jones 14: I've Got My Mojo Working - Manfred Mann, Morganfield 15: Smokestack Lightning - Manfred Mann, Burnett, C. 16: I'm Your Kingpin - Manfred Mann, Mann 17: Ain't That Love - Manfred Mann, Jones 18: Bring It to Jerome - Manfred Mann, Green, J. 19: Sticks and Stones - Manfred Mann, Glover, Henry 20: Untie Me - Manfred Mann, South 21: Don't Ask Me What I Say - Manfred Mann, Jones 22: It's Gonna Work out Fine - Manfred Mann, Seneca, Joe 23: What You Gonna Do? - Manfred Mann, Jones 24: All Your Love - Manfred Mann, 25: Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann, Barry 26: Groovin' - Manfred Mann, King 27: Can't Believe It - Manfred Mann, Jones 28: The One in the Middle - Manfred Mann, Jones, Paul 29: Did You Have to Do That - Manfred Mann, Jones 30: A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day) - Manfred Mann, Dozier 31: She - Manfred Mann, Jones 32: John Hardy - Manfred Mann, Traditional 33: Sha-La-La - Manfred Mann, Taylor 34: Watermelon Man - Manfred Mann, Hancock 35: Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron - Manfred Mann, Traditional 36: Come Tomorrow - Manfred Mann, Elgin, Bob 37: What Did I Do Wrong - Manfred Mann, McGuinness 38: I'll Make It Up to You - Manfred Mann, Ragavoy 39: With God on Our Side - Manfred Mann, Dylan 40: Look Away - Manfred Mann, Read 41: Sie - Manfred Mann, Jones 42: Weine Nicht - Manfred Mann, Elgin 43: Bare Hugg - Manfred Mann, Hugg 44: What Am I to Do - Manfred Mann, Pomus 45: Oh No Not My Baby - Manfred Mann, Goffin 46: L.S.D. - Manfred Mann, McGuinness 47: I Can't Believe What You Say - Manfred Mann, Turner 48: What Am I Doing Wrong? - Manfred Mann, Hugg 49: Poison Ivy - Manfred Mann, Leiber 50: The Way You Do the Things You Do - Manfred Mann, Robinson 51: The Abomidable Snowmann - Manfred Mann, Vickers 52: Watch Your Step - Manfred Mann, Parker 53: Stormy Monday Blues - Manfred Mann, Walker, Aaron 54: I Really Do Believe - Manfred Mann, Jones 55: You Don't Know Me - Manfred Mann, Walker 56: My Little Red Book - Manfred Mann, Bacharach, Burt 57: Since I Don't Have You - Manfred Mann, Rock, Joe 58: You Gave Me Somebody to Love - Manfred Mann, Andreoli 59: You're for Me - Manfred Mann, Vickers 60: Hi Lili Hi Lo - Manfred Mann, Kaper 61: If You Gotta Go, Go Now - Manfred Mann, Dylan 62: Stay Around - Manfred Mann, Vickers 63: There's No Living Without Your Loving - Manfred Mann, Kaufman, Paul 64: Tired of Trying, Bored with Lying, Scared of Dying - Manfred Mann, Jones 65: I Put a Spell on You - Manfred Mann, Hawkins 66: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemenn - Manfred Mann, Traditional 67: Let's Go Get Stoned - Manfred Mann, Simpson, Valerie 68: That's All I Ever Want from You Baby - Manfred Mann, Barry 69: Spirit Feel - Manfred Mann, Jackson 70: Tennessee Waltz - Manfred Mann, Stewart, Redd 71: When Will I Be Loved - Manfred Mann, Everly 72: Tengo Tango - Manfred Mann, Adderley 73: Still I'm Sad - Manfred Mann, Samwell-Smith, Paul 74: I Got You Babe - Manfred Mann, Bono 75: My Generation - Manfred Mann, Townshend 76: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Manfred Mann, Jagger, Mick 77: You're Standing By - Manfred Mann, McGuiness 78: She Needs Company - Manfred Mann, Jones 79: Machines - Manfred Mann, Shuman 80: Driva Men - Manfred Mann, Roach 81: It's Getting Late - Manfred Mann, Mann 82: Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann, Barkan 83: Come Home Baby - Manfred Mann, Mann 84: Commercial Test: Why Should We Not - Manfred Mann, Mann 85: Commercial Test: I Don't Want to Know - Manfred Mann, 86: Commercial Test: Let's Go - Manfred Mann, 87: Commercial Test: Tell Me What Did I Say - Manfred Mann, Jones 88: Commercial Test: Brother Jack - Manfred Mann, Traditional 89: Commercial Test: Without You - Manfred Mann, Jones 90: 5-4-3-2-1, Pts. 1-2 - Manfred Mann, Jones 91: 5-4-3-2-1 (Ready Steady Go Theme) - Manfred Mann, Jones 92: Mr. Anello - Manfred Mann, Jones 93: You've Got to Take It - Manfred Mann, Jones 94: Untie Me - Manfred Mann, South 95: You Gave Me Somebody to Love - Manfred Mann, Andreoli 96: The One in the Middle - Manfred Mann, Jones, Paul 97: Group Interview - Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann [Group

The (Almost) Complete EMI years And the eleven-miute interview by the group with a very staid announcer type is, through no fault of the band, pretty risable. This doesn't have everything -- you'll have to search elsewhere for the "long" version (with the instrumetal break) of Do Wah Diddy Diddy. But it';s a lot of the Manfreds, and the notes and discography are quite good. I'd certaily recommend the set. And the short version of Do Wah Diddy Diddy WAS, after all, the hit. Down The Road, Not Over The Hill. They were superb live back then and this is just as good. I've been a fan ever since I saw them live at the old (very old) Sydney Stadium. It is apparently complete and if so they must have been amazing as it is all wonderful and evocative of an era while being timeless! The sound is great, the best I've heard on this material. The only caveat concerns the packaging. On a personal level I would have preferred a long box format. Other than that it is all five stars. Masterful Remastering Once this 4-CD import found a domestic distributor, the price came down quite a bit, and I decided to take the plunge. I am a loyal, longtime fan of Manfred Mann's Earth Band, but had never ventured in to buying any of his earlier material. I'm very happy that I did. My first impression upon listening to this material was "how can this sound so good when the original recordings are over 40 years old!?" The sound is crystal clear, with distinct, but very natural, separation. No lyric sheet is needed, as the vocals come through sharp and well-defined. The sound on all these recordings is, in a word, superb. I don't pretend to be an expert on the completeness of the song selections here, but there are four discs, each over an hour in length - and a very well-prepared booklet with a brief history of the band and credits for each selection. I learned a lot simply going over the booklet. It would appear they've covered the EMI years fairly exhaustively. Many cuts are previously unreleased or were only available as B-sides to vinyl singles. There's a nice balance here between early 60's pop, R&B and blues, with more than a touch of a jazz/be-bop on some cuts (this band started out as a jazz band before getting a recording contract) to round things out. A VERY enjoyable set - both for completists and for the fan like me, who simply wanted a good representation of early Manfred Mann. Highly recommended. . You can see a complete list of all Manfred Mann discography, or go back to the Manfred Mann tabs