Beskrivelse

Kunstner: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Titel: Solar Fire
Format: LP, Album, RE, Gatefold
Cat No: ILPS9265, ILPS 9265

Country: UK
Released: 1974
Genre: Rock
Style: Symphonic Rock, Prog Rock
A1 Father Of Day, Father Of Night 9:57
A2 In The Beginning, Darkness 5:25
A3 Pluto The Dog 2:50
B1 Solar Fire 5:18
B2 Saturn, Lord Of The Ring / Mercury, The Winged Messenger 6:36
B3 Earth: The Circle Part Two 3:52
B4 Earth: The Circle Part One 3:16

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Bronze Records Ltd.
Recorded At – The Workhouse Studios
Manufactured By – Island Records Ltd.
Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
Made By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
Published By – B. Feldman & Co. Ltd.
Published By – Big Ben Music Ltd.
Distributed By – Island Records Ltd.
Mastered At – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Pressed By – Island Records Manufacturing Ltd

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
Lacquer Cut By – HTM*
Management – H.M.M.*
Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Manfred Mann (2)
Percussion [Extra] – Peter Miles (3) (tracks: A2)
Producer – Manfred Mann And Earthband*
Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Laurence Latham*
Trombone – Paul Rutherford (2)

1974 reissue with gatefold sleeve.
Some copies can have a printed inner sleeve with lyrics and photographs [see images].

From cover (rear):
Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London, 1973.
Special thanks to John Pantry for his invaluable contribution.
Management H.M.M. 490, Old Kent Road, London SE1.
Manufactured and distributed by Island Records Ltd.

EMI pressing please see Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Solar Fire.

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

From inner sleeve:
Sleeve printed and made in England by MacNeill Press Ltd., London SE1

From centre labels:
Manfred Mann’s Earthband [Variant of artist’s name]
℗ 1973 Bronze Records Ltd
Manufactured and distributed by [Island ‘i’ logo appears] Island Records Limited
[Side A:] Published by B. Feldman & Co Ltd, except ✝Big Ben Music Ltd [Note: Index sign ‘✝’ refers to Track A1]
[Side B:] Published by B. Feldman & Co Ltd

Other info:
Track titles given as on cover.
Inconsistency: The cover lists ‘Manfred Mann and Earthband’ as the producer, the label only ‘Manfred Mann’.

Runouts are etched except for ILPS-9265-A3, ILPS-9265-B2 and A, that are stamped.
A after the matrix appears as ⋀ = “broken” A.

Stand:
Medie: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+)