| Revelation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 24 January 1969 | |||
| Recorded | December 1968 | |||
| Studio | Langland Hotel, Swansea; Pye Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Pye | |||
| Producer | John Schroeder | |||
| Man chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | B:3 |
Revelation is the debut studio album by the Welsh rock band Man and was released in January 1969. It was noted for the simulated orgasm on "Erotica", which was banned in the United Kingdom.
Track listing
| 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 |
| 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 |
Reissues
Revelation was remixed and re-released on CD in May 2009 (Esoteric Eclec 2127) including four bonus tracks:
- "Erotica" (First Version)
- "Sudden Life" (Mono Single Mix)
- "Love" (Mono Single Mix)
- "Erotica" (Mono Single Mix)
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.
Personnel
- Mike "Micky" Jones – lead guitar, vocals
- Deke Leonard (credited as Roger Leonard) – guitar, harp, piano, percussion, vocals
- Clive John – organ, piano, guitar, vocals
- Jeff Jones – drums, percussion
- Ray Williams – bass
- Production
- Production and supervision – John Schroeder
- Engineer – Alan Florence
- Sound Effects – Malcolm Eade
References
- ^ Collins, Paul (2011). "Revelation – Man | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Review: Man — Revelation" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. December 1989. p. 147. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Manband Archive – Music". Manband-archive.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- ^ BBC Wales Biography, Bbc.co.uk, Retrieved 10 August 2009
- ^ Esoteric re-release track listing Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Link updated 15 October 2010
- ^ "Manpower – Revelation (1969, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
External links
- Man – Revelation (1969) album review by Paul Collins, credits & releases at AllMusic
- "Man – Revelation (1969) (LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
- Man – Revelation (1969) album to be listened as stream at Spotify.com on compilation And in the Beginning... The Complete Early Man 1968-69