A fascinating compilation of the band, Manfred Mann, from the years 1964 to 1966. These are the years that featured the amazing Paul Jones on vocals and some compositions. What I find interesting about Manfred Mann is that they are basically jazz and blues musicians who also did pop. Yet, there is no tension between the music categories with this band. Perhaps because they could always expose their roots as well as recording the perfect pop hit, such as "Pretty Flamingo."
The BBC recordings are all live, and it shows how the band expanded within the two years of their existence with Jones. Everything from "Parchman Farm" (Paul going solo here) to an amazing jazz arrangement of The Yardbirds' "Still I'm Sad." There is also a series of interviews with the band that are amusing but also compared to other bands of that era, Manfred Mann is solidly grounded in their roots. Pop, jazz, and the occasional Dylan song all seems natural in the band's hands.
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