Revelation (Man album)
| Revelation | ||||
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| Released | January 1969 | |||
| Recorded | December 1968 | |||
| Studio | Langland Hotel, Swansea; Pye Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Pye | |||
| Producer | John Schroeder | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | B:3[2] |
Revelation is the debut studio album by the Welsh rock band Man and was released in January 1969.[3] It was noted for the simulated orgasm on "Erotica", which was banned in the United Kingdom.[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "And in the Beginning....." | Roger Leonard | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Sudden Life" | Leonard, Clive John | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Empty Room" | John, Ray Williams | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Puella! Puella! (Woman! Woman!)" | Mike Jones | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Love" | Leonard | 2:52 |
| 6. | "Erotica" | Leonard, John, Mike Jones, Jeff Jones, Williams | 4:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blind Man" | Leonard | 4:17 |
| 2. | "And Castles Rise in Children's Eyes" | Mike Jones | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Don't Just Stand There (Come in Out of the Rain)" | Mike Jones | 4:15 |
| 4. | "The Missing Pieces" | Leonard, John, Martin Ace, Clive Reynolds | 1:55 |
| 5. | "The Future Hides Its Face" | Leonard | 5:30 |
Reissues
[edit]Revelation was remixed and re-released on CD in May 2009 (Esoteric Eclec 2127) including four bonus tracks:
- "Erotica" (First Version)
- "Sudden Life" (Mono Single Mix)
- "Love" (Mono Single Mix)
- "Erotica" (Mono Single Mix) [5]
The original album has also been re-released on two CD compilations:
- The Dawn of Man (1997) Recall SMD CD 124
- The Definitive Collection (1998) Castle CCSCD 832.
Both these compilations also include the follow-up album 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle and bonus singles.
Personnel
[edit]- Mike "Micky" Jones – lead guitar, vocals
- Deke Leonard (credited as Roger Leonard)[6] – guitar, harp, piano, percussion, vocals
- Clive John – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
- Jeff Jones – drums, percussion
- Ray Williams – bass
- Production
- Production and supervision – John Schroeder
- Engineer – Alan Florence
- Sound Effects – Malcolm Eade
References
[edit]- ^ Collins, Paul (2011). "Revelation – Man | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Review: Man — Revelation" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 147. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Manband Archive – Music". Manband-archive.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ BBC Wales Biography, Bbc.co.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2009
- ^ Esoteric re-release track listing Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Link updated 15 October 2010
- ^ "Manpower – Revelation (1969, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Man – Revelation (1969) album review by Paul Collins, credits & releases at AllMusic
- "Man – Revelation (1969) (LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- Man – Revelation (1969) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com on compilation And in the Beginning... The Complete Early Man 1968-69