Revelation (Man album)

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Revelation
File:Man Revelation.jpg
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 Records
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
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
DPRP (5/10)[2]

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

Track listing

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

Personnel

  • Roger Leonard – guitar, harp, piano, percussion, vocals
  • Clive John – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
  • Mike Jones – lead guitar, vocals
  • Jeff Jones – drums, percussion
  • Ray "Taff" Williams – bass

Production

  • Production and supervision – John Schroeder
  • Engineer – Alan Florence
  • Sound Effects – Malcolm Eade

Re-Releases

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.

References

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  4. BBC Wales Biography Retrieved 10 August 2009
  5. Esoteric re-release track listing Link updated 15 October 2010

External links

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