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: 25 September, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Why Should We Not [Take 1] 2: Brother Jack (Frere Jacques) 3: Now You're Needing Me 4: Chattering [#] 5: Cock-A-Hoop 6: 5-4-3-2-1 7: Without You [Take 2] 8: I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 9: You've Got to Take It 10: Down the Road Apiece 11: Mr Anello 12: Sack O' Woe 13: Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble) 14: I've Got My Mojo Working 15: Smokestack Lightning 16: I'm Your Kingpin 17: Ain't That Love 18: Bring It to Jerome 19: Sticks and Stones 20: Untie Me 21: Don't Ask Me What I Say 22: It's Gonna Work out Fine 23: What You Gonna Do? 24: All Your Love [#] 25: Do Wah Diddy Diddy 26: Groovin' 27: Can't Believe It 28: One in the Middle 29: Did You Have to Do That 30: Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day) 31: She 32: John Hardy 33: Sha-La-La 34: Watermelon Man 35: Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron 36: Come Tomorrow 37: What Did I Do Wrong 38: I'll Make It Up to You 39: With God on Our Side 40: Look Away 41: Sie [She] 42: Weine Nicht [Come Tomorrow] 43: Bare Hugg 44: What Am I to Do 45: Oh No Not My Baby 46: L.S.D 47: I Can't Believe What You Say 48: What Am I Doing Wrong? 49: Poison Ivy 50: Way You Do the Things You Do 51: Abomidable Snowmann 52: Watch Your Step 53: Stormy Monday Blues 54: I Really Do Believe 55: You Don't Know Me 56: My Little Red Book 57: Since I Don't Have You 58: You Gave Me Somebody to Love 59: You're for Me 60: Hi Lili Hi Lo 61: If You Gotta Go, Go Now 62: Stay Around 63: There's No Living Without Your Loving 64: Tired of Trying, Bored with Lying, Scared of Dying 65: I Put a Spell on You 66: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemenn 67: Let's Go Get Stoned 68: That's All I Ever Want from You Baby 69: Spirit Feel 70: Tennessee Waltz 71: When Will I Be Loved 72: Tengo Tango 73: Still I'm Sad 74: I Got You Babe 75: My Generation 76: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 77: You're Standing By 78: She Needs Company 79: Machines 80: Driva Men 81: It's Getting Late 82: Pretty Flamingo 83: Come Home Baby 84: Commercial Test: Why Should We Not [Take 1][#] 85: Commercial Test: I Don't Want to Know [Take 1][#] 86: Commercial Test: Lets Go [Take 1][#] 87: Commercial Test: Tell Me What Did I Say [Take 3][#] 88: Commercial Test: Brother Jack [Take 3][#] 89: Commercial Test: Without You [Take 2][#] 90: 5-4-3-2-1, Pts. 1-2 91: 5-4-3-2-1 (Ready Steady Go Theme) 92: Mr Anello [Mono Version] 93: You've Got to Take It [Mono Version] 94: Untie Me [Mono Version] 95: You Gave Me Somebody to Love [Mono Single Version] 96: One in the Middle [Later Version][#] 97: Group Interview

Customer Reviews 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