Manfred Mann's Earth Band - The Roaring Silence

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Blinded By The Light Written-By – Bruce Springsteen	7:08
2	Singing The Dolphin Through Written-By – Mike Heron	8:19
3	Waiter, There's A Yawn In My Ear Written-By – Mann*	5:38
4	The Road To Babylon Written-By – Pattenden*, Mann*, Thomas*	6:53
5	This Side Of Paradise Written-By – Pattenden*, Mann*, Thomas*	4:47
6	Starbird Written-By – Slade*, Mann*	3:10
7	Questions Written-By – Slade*, Mann*	3:59
8	Spirits In The Night -Single Version With Chris Thompson- Featuring [With] – Chris ThompsonWritten-By – Bruce Springsteen	3:16
9	Blinded By The Light -Single Version- Written-By – Bruce Springsteen	3:49

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Creature Music Ltd.
• Distributed By – Air Mail Recordings
• Manufactured By – Air Mail Recordings
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Petbrook Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Petbrook Ltd.
• Printed By – Ichikudo Printing Co., Ltd.
• Pressed By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.
• Recorded At – The Workhouse Studios
• Mixed At – The Workhouse Studios
• Mixed At – Advision Studios

Credits

• Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Derek Wadsworth
• Backing Vocals – Doreen & Irene Chanter*, Mick Rogers, Suzanne Lynch
• Bass – Colin Pattenden
• Choir – Chris Sennett, Gillian Ainscow, Graham Jenkins, Hilary Farmborough, Jacqueline Nicholls, Janet Bunting, Jeremy Paynton-Jones, Laurence Holden, Marilyn Bennett, Peter Cudmore, Philip Keywood, Stan Bailey
• Coordinator [Cd Artwork Coordinator] – Masashi Yamashita
• Crew [Road Crew] – Charlie MacPherson, Mick Poole, Mick Williams , Mouse
• Design [Album Design] – Shirtsleeve Studio
• Drums, Percussion [Percs.], Backing Vocals – Chris Slade
• Engineer – Laurence Latham*
• Guitar, Vocals – Chris Hamlet Thompson*
• Keyboards – Manfred Mann
• Lead Guitar – Dave Flett
• Liner Notes [Japanese] – Masato Wakatsuki
• Management – Harry Maloney
• Mastered By – Arun Chakraverty
• Other [3736 Cups Of Tea, Nearly Sang On The Album] – Mary Hopper
• Other [Credit For Waiting On The Credits] – Candy Temple
• Photography By [Group Photographs] – Martyn Goddard
• Producer – Manfred Mann And Earth Band*
• Recorder – David Culpan, Margaret Wood, Tony Rowell
• Remastered By – Yoshiro Kuzumaki
• Soloist [Alternately] – Chris Thompson (tracks: 6), Dave* (tracks: 6), Manfred* (tracks: 6)
• Soloist [Guitar], Guitar – Chris Thompson (tracks: 2), Dave Flett (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 7)
• Soloist [Sax Solo], Saxophone [Sax Solo] – Barbara Thompson
• Strings – David Millman
• Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Edwin Cross
• Vocals [End Vocal] – Manfred Mann (tracks: 1)

Notes

Info from cover (rear):
BRONZE ILPS 9357
Solos:
Guitar, Dave Flett, Except "Singing the Dolphin through" by Chris Thompson.
"Starbird", Manfred, Dave, Manfred, Chris Thompson alternately.
Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London, 1976.
(Thanks to Pete Walters)
Mixed at the Workhouse and Advision Studios
(Thanks to Paul Northfield and Declan)
Mastered at CBS London.
Production: (Thanks to Dave Hadfield)
Harry Maloney Management
490 Old Kent Road
London SE1
Poole
'Waiter, there is a yawn in my ear' recorded live with studio overdubs.
Manufactured and distributed by Island Records Limited.
1976 Bronze Records Limited

Info from CD:
℗ 1976 Petbrook Ltd.
Published by Earthly Music Ltd except *Zomba Music Ltd. [Note: Index * points to tracks 1, 8 & 9.]
Manufactured & distributed by Air Mail Recordings, Tokyo, Japan.
Under exclusive license from Creature Music, UK.

Other info:
The release comes in a paper cover and is carried out as a replica of the original vinyl edition with inner paper lyrics sleeve (so called Paper Sleeve Collection Vol.2). It also comes with a paper obi strip, an additional information inlay mostly in Japanese language and a sticker of the album cover art.

Tracks 8 & 9 are bonus tracks.

Track-names, durations and writers given as printed on CD.

℗ & © 1976 Petbrook Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (On Obi): 4 571136 371181
• Barcode (String): 4571136371181
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L235
• Mould SID Code (Opposite): IFPI 4011
• Matrix / Runout: AIRAC-1129 1R V
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other (JASRAC#.): R-0591056

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9357	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(LP, Album)	Bronze	ILPS 9357	UK	1976
27 870 XOT	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(LP, Album)	Bronze	27 870 XOT	Austria	1976
M5-3055, M5 3055	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	Warner Bros. Records, Bronze, Warner Bros. Records, Bronze	M5-3055, M5 3055	Canada	1977
BSK 3055	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Warner Bros. Records	BSK 3055	US	1976
CECC-00123	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(CD, Album)	Century Records	CECC-00123	Japan	1990

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