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Few bands have written separate but equally triumphant chapters in their stories the way Manfred Mann did. The Earth Band enjoyed a long streak of success in the ’70s and ’80s, but it all began in the ’60s when Manfred Mann’s unique jazz/R&B-laced records stood out from the British Invasion pack. Soul and blues colored their sound, too, and they began to perfect their pop-rock craftsmanship as the decade wore on, leading to a string of hits on both sides of the Atlantic. This 11-CD set comprehensively chronicles Manfred Mann in the ’60s, covering their periods with singers Paul Jones and Mike d’Abo and combining LPs, EPs and BBC performances. You get "The Five Faces of Manfred Mann," "Mann Made," "Mann Made Hits," "Soul of Mann," "The EPs," "As Is," "Mighty Garvey!," "Up the Junction," "What a Mann," "Mannerisms" and "Radio Days Sampler." Therein you’ll find their U.S. hits "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," "Sha La La," "Come Tomorrow," "Pretty Flamingo," "Mighty Quinn," "Fox on the Run," UK hits "5-4-3-2-1," "Oh No, Not My Baby," "If You Gotta Go, Go Now," "Just Like a Woman," "Ha! Ha! Said the Clown," "Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James," "Sweet Pea," "So Long, Dad," "My Name Is Jack," "Ragamuffin Man," their takes on "I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man," "I Put a Spell on You," "Handbags and Gladrags" (written by d’Abo), "Parchman Farm," "Watermelon Man," "(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction," "My Generation," "Smokestack Lightning," "I Got You Babe"…legendary band, fantastic set! Creature/Umbrella.