Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Nightingales & Bombers

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Spirits In The Night Written-By – Bruce Springsteen
A2	Countdown Written-By – Manfred Mann
A3	Time Is Right Written-By – Slade*, Mann*, Rogers*
A4	Crossfade Written-By – Slade*, Pattenden*, Mann*, Rogers*
B1	Visionary Mountain Written-By – Joan Armatrading, Pam Nestor
B2	Nightingales And Bombers Written-By – Mick Rogers
B3	Fat Nelly Written-By – Mann*, Thomas*
B4	As Above So Below (Recorded Live) Written-By – Slade*, Pattenden*, Mann*, Rogers*

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
• Licensed Through – Island Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bronze Records Ltd.
• Printed By – Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Martha Smith, Ruby James
• Bass – Colin Pattenden
• Cello – David Boswell-Brown, Graham Elliott, Nigel Warren-Green
• Design [Sleeve Design] – Logo
• Drums, Other [Concussion] – Chris Slade
• Engineer – Laurence Latham*
• Management – Harry Maloney
• Mastered By – Melvyn Abrahams
• Photography By – Lilian Bron
• Producer – Manfred Mann And Earth Band*
• Producer, Organ, Synthesizer – Manfred Mann
• Technician [Tape Operator] – Alastair Crewe
• Viola – David Millman
• Violin – Chris Warren-Green*
• Vocals, Guitar – Mick Rogers

Notes

The title of this album was inspired by a recording made in Surrey, England during the Second World War, by an ornithologist intending to record Nightingales. The Bombers flew over at the same time and were recorded by accident. The recording has been incorporated in 'As Above So Below'.
Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, 1975
Mastering - IBC Studios, London
Harry Maloney Management
490 Old Kent Road, London SE1
Track A1: Published by kind permission of Intersong Music Ltd.
Track B1: Printed by kind permission of Essex Music International Ltd.
Track A3 and B3: Published by Earthly Music Limited

Manufactured and distributed by Island Records Ltd.
℗1975 Bronze Records Ltd.
Im Ariola Vertrieb
Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG, Gütersloh
Licensed by Island Records Ltd.

Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH, München

The title of the album is given as 'Nightingales And Bombers' on the spine and centre labels.

The cataloge number of this version is on a sticker on the right corner on the back of the cover

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Label Code: LC 2313
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped): S 89059 A-1 75 ⅡI Made in Germany
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped): S 89059 B-1 75 Ⅱ Made in Germany

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9337	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Nightingales & Bombers ‎(LP, Album)	Bronze	ILPS 9337	UK	1975
COMMECD8	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Nightingales & Bombers ‎(CD, Album, RE, Unofficial)	Cohesion	COMMECD8	Russia	Unknown
M5 2877	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Nightingales & Bombers ‎(Cass, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	M5 2877	US	1975
ILPS 9337	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Nightingales & Bombers ‎(LP, TP, W/Lbl)	Bronze	ILPS 9337	1975
AIRAC-1110	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Nightingales & Bombers ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap)	Air Mail Archive	AIRAC-1110	Japan	2005

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