Machines (EP)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Machines |
| type | EP |
| artist | Manfred Mann |
| cover | Manfred Mann - Machines.jpg |
| released | 7 April 1966 |
| recorded | 15 December 1965 – 9 February 1966 |
| genre | Rock and roll |
| language | English |
| label | His Master's Voice |
| producer | John Burgess |
| prev_title | No Living Without Loving |
| prev_year | 1965 |
| next_title | Instrumental Asylum |
| next_year | 1966 |
| chronology | Manfred Mann |
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| name = Machines | type = EP | artist = Manfred Mann | cover = Manfred Mann - Machines.jpg | alt = | released = 7 April 1966 | recorded = 15 December 1965 – 9 February 1966 | venue = | studio = | genre = Rock and roll | length = | language = English | label = His Master's Voice | producer = John Burgess | prev_title = No Living Without Loving | prev_year = 1965 | next_title = Instrumental Asylum | next_year = 1966 | chronology = Manfred Mann
Machines is an EP by Manfred Mann, released in 1966. The EP is a 7-inch vinyl record and released in mono with the catalogue number His Master's Voice 7EG 8942. The record was the number 1 EP in the UK number-one EP for 1 week, starting 28 May 1966.
Track listing
;Side 1
- "Machines" (Mort Shuman)
- "She Needs Company" (Paul Jones)
;Side 2
Background
For this EP, Manfred Mann's third and last number 1 EP, they chose several non R & B songs to cover including Tennessee Waltz, the best-known version being by Patti Page and The Everly Brothers When Will I be Loved. Jack Bruce is the bassist on these tracks.
Chart performance
The record reached the Number 1 spot on the UK's EP charts on May 28, 1966.
References
- liner notes ;Footnotes
References
- (5 June 2018). "Old Melodies ...: Manfred Mann - Down the Road Apiece: Their EMI Recordings 1963-1966".
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