Greatest Hits

Love this CD. It was my music in my youth and it still is. It has several tracks that I had previously owned on an EP.It is a must have in my music.

The CD is absolutely brilliant and the sound could not be better

Manfred Mann were one of the most popular groups of the mid-sixties, arriving on the scene a little after the Beatles, Hollies, Stones, Brian Poole & the Tremeloes, and the other trailblazers had got going. They had three number one hits - three more than many an equally famous band including, surprisingly, The Who and Cream.All their hits and more are here, from the great (Pretty Flamingo, Come Tomorrow, Mighty Quinn, If You Gotta Go, Ha! Ha! Said the Clown) to the good (54321, Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Oh No Not My Baby, Just Like a Woman, Fox on the Run, My Name is Jack) to the somewhat forgettable (Sha La La, Hubble Bubble, You Gave Me Somebody to Love, and the tediously Kinks-lite Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr James).They were a strange band in that they obviously had an r'n'b sensibility, yet only about half their hits - and all but two reached the Top 20, many the top 10 - were of that kind while the other half were pure pop, whether sung by bluesy, boyishly enthusiastic Paul Jones or his successor, the slightly more intensely soulful Mike D'Abo.This comprehensive compilation has 22 tracks, in non-chronological order, something in its favour. I daresay some would prefer to hear them in the order in which they were released, though I can't really see why since this way you get the two singers' voices juxtaposed, which is more interesting to hear.One of my very favourite singles of the sixties is Pretty Flamingo, by the rather obscure Mark Barkan (from 1966, in the Paul Jones years) and a later favourite is Ha! Ha! Said the Clown (from 1967 after D'Abo had taken over vocal duties.) The excellent song Come Tomorrow has always been one I've remembered and loved too, sung well by Jones.They were never as confrontational as the Stones, Animals or Pretty Things, or quite as consistent or long-lasting as the Searchers or Hollies, but they definitely made their mark, and along the way gave us the occasional classic track.A word for Manfred Mann himself, born in South Africa in 1940, and founder member of SA's first ever rock band: he was a tasteful organist and bearded backbone of this likable pop/rock group, and listening to these tracks again, one can hear how vital he was to their overall appeal.The sound and the packaging on this 1993 compilation are adequate, the music is varied and often inspired.

All good,thanks very much

I used to have their greatest hits on cassette so I thought it was time to replace it in readiness for see The Manfreds in concert. This album is great, there all the ones you expect plus a few more that I don't recall but I was only a baby when they were at their peak of popularity! If you enjoy this do go and see The Manfreds unlike some of the messrs McCartney and John Paul Jones can still sing and if I look as good as him at that age I will be more than happy.

I went to see the Manfreds recently, and they were brilliant, Paul Jones voice sounds just as good as it ever was and he is now 72 . I bought the CD as I couldn't get the songs out of my head, it has all there hits on it and is great value for the price, If you loved the group back in the day then you will love this cd

This album does pretty much what it says on the tin; 16 of the 22 tracks are Top 40 hit singles (only the instrumental 'Sweet Pea' is absent) with the emphasis very much on the period from 1964 to mid-1966 when Paul Jones was the featured vocalist and 2 of the group's 3 Number One hits arrived ['Do Wah Diddy Diddy' and 'Pretty Flamingo']. When Jones left to pursue solo projects, the little known Mike D'Abo joined the fold for the period mid-1966 to 1969 and the hits kept flowing with 'Mighty Quinn' completing the hat-trick of chart toppers.If you like R&B flavoured pop music of the 1960s, then I can guarantee that you will like this collection. In order to acquire more of the latter period featuring the 'poppier' vocal style of Mike D'Abo, then I can heartily recommend 'The Very Best of the Fontana Years' - an interesting album which I have reviewed in full elsewhere.

The Manfred Mann greatest hit is a great cd to buy it has all my favorite hits on this cd.SO if you are deciding to buy it or not Just go and buy it you will not be dissappointed.