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Manfred Mann - Down The Road Apiece (Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966)
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Masterful Remastering   Review Date: October 11, 2007 Reviewer: Prog Fan, Houston, TX I am a loyal, longtime fan of Manfred Mann's Earth Band, but had never ventured in to buying any of his earlier material. Once this 4-CD import found a domestic distributor, the price came down quite a bit, and I decided to take the plunge. 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. Down The Road, Not Over The Hill.   Review Date: October 29, 2007 Reviewer: B. W. Thew, Australia I've been a fan ever since I saw them live at the old (very old) Sydney Stadium. They were superb live back then and this is just as good. 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. GROOVIN BEAT MASTERS..   Review Date: July 24, 2009 Reviewer: peace train, richmond va A FINE SINGLE CD FROM THE 60S R&B KICKERS WITH THE CURIOUS NAME/ THIS COLLECTION IS HEAVILY R&B FOCUSED WITH SEVERAL HARD TO FIND SONGS FROM THEIR MANY FINE LPS. IF ALL YOU HAVE IS A GREATEST HITS CD, THIS WILL TAKE YOU BEYOND SHALALA TO SHANGRILA! ONE OF THE 5 BEST BANDS OF THE INVASION OR ANY ERA, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ALONG WITH THE ABBEY ROAD SESSIONS...BRITMAN The (Almost) Complete EMI years   Review Date: March 25, 2008 Reviewer: T. Everett, Los Angeles, CA USA This doesn't have everything -- you'll have to search elsewhere for the "long" version (with the instrumetal break) of Do Wah Diddy Diddy. And the eleven-miute interview by the group with a very staid announcer type is, through no fault of the band, pretty risable. 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.

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