Revelation (Man album)

Revelation
Studio album by Man
Released January 1969 (1969)
Recorded December 1968, Langland Hotel, Swansea and Pye studios, London,
Genre Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, hard rock
Length 42:40
Label Pye
Producer John Schroeder
Man chronology
Revelation
(1969)		 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle
(1969)2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
DPRP(5/10) [2]

Revelation is the debut studio album by the Welsh progressive rock band Man and was released in January 1969.[3] It was noted for the simulated orgasm on "Erotica", which received a UK ban.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."And in the Beginning....."Roger Leonard4:22
2."Sudden Life"Leonard, Clive John4:40
3."Empty Room"John, Ray Williams3:44
4."Puella! Puella! (Woman! Woman!)"Mike Jones3:34
5."Love"Leonard2:52
6."Erotica"Leonard, John, Mike Jones, Jeff Jones, Williams4:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blind Man"Leonard4:17
2."And Castles Rise in Children's Eyes"Mike Jones3:21
3."Don't Just Stand There (Come in Out of the Rain)"Mike Jones4:15
4."The Missing Pieces"Leonard, John, Martin Ace, Clive Reynolds1:55
5."The Future Hides Its Face"Leonard5:30

Reissues

Revelation was remixed and re-released on CD in May 2009 (Esoteric Eclec 2127) including 4 bonus tracks:

  1. "Erotica" (First Version)
  2. "Sudden Life" (Mono Single Mix)
  3. "Love" (Mono Single Mix)
  4. "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

  • 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

  1. ↑ Collins, Paul (2011). "Revelation – Man | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dutch Progressive Rock Page (DPRP): CD & DVD REVIEWS". www.dprp.net. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Manband Archive – Music". www.manband-archive.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  4. ↑ BBC Wales Biography Retrieved 10 August 2009
  5. ↑ Esoteric re-release track listing Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Link updated 15 October 2010
  6. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Man-Revelation/release/7531512
  • Man – Revelation (1969) album review by Paul Collins, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
  • "Man – Revelation (1969) (LP) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  • Man – Revelation (1969) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
  • Man – Revelation (1969) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com on compilation And in the Beginning... The Complete Early Man 1968-69
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