Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire Album

Tracklist

1	Father Of Day, Father Of Night Written-By – Bob Dylan	9:57
2	Solar Fire Written-By – Slade, Rogers	5:18
3	Earth, The Circle Part 1 Written-By – Mann	3:16
4	Pluto The Dog Written-By – Slade, Pattenden, Mann, Rogers	2:50
5	In The Beginning, Darkness Written-By – Slade, Mann, Rogers	5:25
6	Earth, The Circle Part 2 Written-By – Mann	3:52
7	Saturn, Lord Of The Ring / Mercury, The Winged Messenger Written-By – Mann, Rogers	6:36

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	UK	1973
ILPS9263, 28.778-I	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze, Bronze	ILPS9263, 28.778-I	Spain	1973
96.515	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Carrere	96.515	France	Unknown
610 590, 610 590-222	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Bronze, Bronze	610 590, 610 590-222	Europe	1985
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	Scandinavia	1973

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Doreen And Irene Chanter, Grove Singers
• 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
• Management – H.M.
• Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Manfred Mann
• Percussion [Extra] – Peter Miles (tracks: A2)
• Producer – Manfred Mann And Earthband
• Technician [Tape Operator] – Laurence Latham
• Trombone – Paul Rutherford

Notes

Manufactured in Greece by EMI.

From cover (rear):
Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London, 1973.
Special thanks to John Pantry for his invaluable contributions.
Management: H.M.M. 490 Old Kent Road, London SE1

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

Other info:
Track titles given as on cover.

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): BRNA 265-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): BRNA 265-B
• Pressing Plant ID (Labels): A/A 6273
• Other (Cover): MT 6273

Companies

• Marketed By – EMIAL S.A.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bronze Records Ltd.
• Made By – Columbia-EMI Greece S.A.
• Printed By – Columbia-EMI Greece S.A.
• Pressed By – Columbia, Athens – 6273

Short intro

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