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The Good Earth (Manfred Mann's Earth Band album)
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The Good Earth is an album released in 1974
by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
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Track 1 was originally done by Gary Wright
on his second solo-album, while tracks 2 and 3 are originally by Australian progressive rock
band Spectrum
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Early owners of one copy of this album were entitled to rights over one square foot of the earth situated at Llanerchyrfa in the County of Brecon, Wales in Great Britain. The inner sleeve included a coupon that had to be sent for registration. This was part of the promotion activities linked to the album that had ecological inspirations. There was no swindle and thousands of fans were registered. Registration could be done on or before 31st December, 1975.
Side two
Bonus Tracks (1998 re-issue)
1974 in music
-January–April:*January 3 – Bob Dylan and The Band kick off their 40-date concert tour at Chicago Stadium. It's Dylan's first time on the road since 1966.*January 17...
by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a British progressive rock group formed in 1971 by Manfred Mann.-Formation:Having started in the 1960s with a British band that had such hits as "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and "The Mighty Quinn", then moving on to Jazz Fusion with Manfred Mann's Chapter Three, Manfred's third...
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Track 1 was originally done by Gary Wright
Gary Wright
Gary Malcolm Wright is an American musician, best known for his song, "Dream Weaver". He was the piano player on Harry Nilsson's version of "Without You".-Early life:...
on his second solo-album, while tracks 2 and 3 are originally by Australian progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Spectrum
Spectrum (band)
Spectrum is an Australian progressive rock band that formed in Melbourne in 1969 and, in its original period, remained in existence until 1973. Its members also performed under the alter-ego Indelible Murtceps...
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Early owners of one copy of this album were entitled to rights over one square foot of the earth situated at Llanerchyrfa in the County of Brecon, Wales in Great Britain. The inner sleeve included a coupon that had to be sent for registration. This was part of the promotion activities linked to the album that had ecological inspirations. There was no swindle and thousands of fans were registered. Registration could be done on or before 31st December, 1975.
Track listing
Side one- "Give Me The Good Earth" (Wright) – 8:31
- "Launching Place" (Rudd) – 5:52
- "I'll Be Gone" (Rudd) – 3:42
Side two
- "Earth Hymn" (Mann, Slade) – 6:19
- "Sky High" (Mann, Rogers) – 5:15
- "Be Not Too Hard" (Logue, Rogers) – 4:12
- "Earth Hymn Part 2" (Mann, Slade) – 4:18
Bonus Tracks (1998 re-issue)
- "Be Not Too Hard" (Single version) (Logue, Rogers) – 3:39
- "I'll Be Gone" (Single Version) (Rudd) – 3:28
- "Earth Hymn Part 2a" (Single Version) (Mann, Slade) – 4:13
Personnel
- Manfred MannManfred Mann (musician)Manfred Mann is a keyboard player best known as a founding member and namesake of Manfred Mann and Manfred Mann's Earth Band.-Career:...
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Mick RogersMick Rogers (musician)Mick Rogers is an English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, chiefly known for his time with Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1971–1975, and from 1983 to date....
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, vocals - Chris SladeChris SladeChris Slade is a Welsh rock drummer.-Career:Slade has worked with Gary Numan, Tom Jones, Olivia Newton-John , and Uriah Heep. He was a member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1972 to 1978...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Colin PattendenColin PattendenColin Pattenden , is a professional bass guitar player chiefly known for his membership of Manfred Mann's Earth Band from its formation in 1971, to 1978 when he left to form the group Terranova with Chris Slade...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....