Monday, September 27, 2010

Manfred Mann: Smokestack Lightning (1964)


The group, originally known as The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, signed to His Master's Voice in March 1963 after a change of name to Manfred Mann (at the suggestion of their label's producer), and debuted in July of that year with the instrumental single "Why Should We Not?" The band experimented more with jazz and R&B themes on their albums. 1964's "The Five Faces of Manfred Mann" included standards such as this track, "Smokestack Lightning".

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