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Have inserted entire new discography, added to/altered band members list, added references for Deke's books and removed irrelevant links (e.g. Bob Richards was not the "Vaulting Vicar", and Phil Ryan was not a Texas Sherrif)
Working on separate article on Deke Leonard & will also add Cat Nos to vinyl albums in due course
Arjayay (talk) 09:47, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Changed the record label of 2 ozs from Pye to Dawn and the record label of Man from United Artists to Liberty. --Hawkmarty (talk) 13:02, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV

I'm looking for the discussion referred to in the NPOV tag inserted on 29-08-08, but the article appears to have been tagged without any reasons being given. Arjayay (talk) 08:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Have re-witten the article up to 1976, will work on the rest. Arjayay (talk) 09:49, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have read through the article content and can see no neutrality or POV problems with the exception on the final statements "For 40 years, Man have delighted fans, angered police and rocked the world with their music. The incorporation of the younger generations of Jones' and Aces' might mean they are able to continue for the next forty.". Apart from that the article is accurate, factual and encyclopedic. Who placed the neutrality Tag? I would certainly advocate its deletion now 21stCenturyGreenstuff (talk) 13:13, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Adding references

Arjayay, you do realise that, as published works, Deke's books and "Mannerisms" can be quoted as supporting inline references within the article...as long as you quote the chapter, page (and line number if necessary). Filling the article with references will halt these mindless banners querying POV, fancruft that someone keeps inserting. You could also quote any references at the Welsh Connection site or the Link2Wales pages. 21stCenturyGreenstuff (talk) 14:18, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

so-called overdubbing of Cippolina on MAXIMUM DARKNESS

I'm not sure what the authors of the referenced book are going on about, but there is no way a substantial portion of John Cippolina's playing on the album was overdubbed by Mickey Jones. Besides numerous quotes from the band members Leonard and Jones themselves over the years praising what a great concert the Roundhouse gig was and how great it was to be playing with John, anyone with a good familiarity of Cippolina's playing can hear it is him on the record. Also, since photos of him/his famous custom guitar are part of the gatefold cover of the album, it is just crazy to think that MAN would have gone to such lengths and then not used his guitar track. I think this reference needs substantial backing up, and some context. Jones may have OD'd a flubbed note here and there, but it would have been extremely minimal. It's probably just that - A RUMOR. A "dubious" tag is needed here . . . HammerFilmFan (talk) 09:21, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK, just one track "Bananas" had to be re-dubbed: http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Features/Micky_Jones.htm

In fact when a series of live dates in the UK culminated in a live album named ‘Maximum Darkness’, recorded in May 1975 at the Roundhouse, John Cipollina’s guitar parts on Man’s anthemic ‘Bananas’ had to be overdubbed – ironically enough by Micky Jones. “Everything on ‘Maximum Darkness’ which sounds like Cipollina is Cipollina”, according to Deke Leonard, “Except for ‘Bananas’ during which he insisted on playing a pre-war Hawaiian guitar, with pre-war strings, with a kitchen knife. It was an appalling racket.” Going to fix the article. HammerFilmFan (talk) 09:27, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]