The Muffins – Manna/Mirage
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Random Radar Records – RRR 003 |
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Vinyl
, LP, Album
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Prog Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Monkey With The Golden Eyes | 3:50 | |
| A2 | Hobart Got Burned | 6:10 | |
| A3 | Amelia Earhart | 15:40 | |
| B | The Adventures Of Captain Boomerang (for Mike Forrester) | 23:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Random Radar Records
- Copyright © – Random Radar Records
- Recorded At – Catch-A-Buzz Studios
Credits
- Arranged By, Mixed By – The Muffins
- Artwork [Back Cover Sculpture] – Ellen Vincent
- Artwork [Front Cover Sculpture] – Lynn Pruitt
- Baritone Horn, Tuba – John Schmidt
- Bass, Piano, Guitar, Percussion [Percussives] – Billy Swann
- Drums, Gong, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Percussion [Percussives], Performer [Pots, Pans], Tin Whistle [Pennywhistle] – Paul Sears (2)
- Engineer – Tom Scott (2)
- Graphics [Back Cover], Design [Postcard] – Diane Falcone
- Graphics [Front Cover] – Sunshine (28)
- Mastered By – Pete Helffrich
- Photography By [Band] – Shawn Pruitt
- Photography By [Cover] – Steve Abramovitz
- Piano, Organ, Piccolo Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Whistle [Cereal Box], Percussion [Percussives] – Dave Newhouse
- Piccolo Flute, Flute [E Flat, C], Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet [B Flat], Oboe, Recorder [Soprano], Percussion [Percussives] – Tom Scott (2)
- Trombone – Doug Elliot*
- Written-By – The Muffins (tracks: A2)
Notes
Includes b&w Muffins Mailing List postcard (6 x 13 cm.)
Runouts are etched.
Runouts are etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): RRR 001̶3A Pete Helffrich Tom Wieved Λ Thanks Mike
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): RRR 001̶3B Pete Helffrich
Other Versions (3)
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Manna/Mirage (CD, Album, Reissue) | Wayside Music Archive Series | WMAS 4 | US | 1991 | ||
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New Submission
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Manna/Mirage (CD, Album, Reissue) | Cuneiform Records | 55004 | US | 1993 | ||
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New Submission
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Manna / Mirage (4×File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, 16-bit 44.1 kHz) | Cuneiform Records | none | US | Unknown |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 4 years agoAnother one of my favourite albums of all time, discovered very early on when I became a devoted underground record hunter in the early 90s. Despite the modest production values, this is a well-polished LP played with musical flair, finesse & humour. In the Canterbury Tales DVD release Dave Newhouse stated that he was influenced at the time by Hatfield & The North and Robert Wyatt's "Rock Bottom". Those influences can clearly be heard here, particulary in "The Adventures Of Captain Boomerang". What is also discernible, however, to my mind at least, is a wealth of hot jazz (New Orleans Dixieland), Big Band-era Swing and Bebop in the saxophone and clarinet runs, synthesized with the sensibilities of jazz-rock (though this album is sharper and much more focused than your average fusion or jazz-rock record). Still an exhilarating release and easily the best album of its type. -
They were one of the best live bands there ever was. Anyone who was ever priviledged enough to see them in the 70's knows this. Unfortunately, this never got captured to vinyl. But it was there, I saw it, I heard it.
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