First published at 04:53 UTC on April 29th, 2024.
Nightingales & Bombers is the sixth studio album released by Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1975.
"The title of this album was inspired by a recording made in Surrey, England during the Second World War, by an ornithologist intending to…
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Nightingales & Bombers is the sixth studio album released by Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1975.
"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'." — Manfred Mann 1975
The recording was made on 19 May 1942 by a sound engineer for the BBC. Intending to capture the nightingale's song he also, by accident, recorded the sound of RAF bombers on their way to attack Mannheim, Germany. In that raid 197 planes were dispatched and 12 were lost.
Tracklist:
Side one
Spirits in the Night (Bruce Springsteen) 0:00
Countdown 6:26
Time Is Right 9:32
Crossfade 16:07
Side two
Visionary Mountains (Pam Nestor, Joan Armatrading) 19:46
Nightingales and Bombers 25:28
Fat Nelly 30:24
As Above So Below (Recorded Live) 33:45
The Earth Band
Manfred Mann – Hammond organ, synthesisers
Mick Rogers – guitars, vocals
Colin Pattenden – bass
Chris Slade – drums, percussion
+++ Audio by Heeppie +++
+++ Description, Tracklist and Timecodes by Alexander4History +++
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