Manfred Mann's Earth Band ‎– Solar Fire

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON BRONZE 1973

Bronze ILPS 9265 made in UK.

Vinyl NM. Cover EX.

Fans of muscular progressive rock will love Solar Fire, a concept album loosely designed around cosmology. The album opens with the majestic "Father of Night, Father of Day," which has the drive and complexity of a prime King Crimson track. As unlikely as it may seem, the track was controversial in Mann's native South Africa because of the "Father of black, father of white" line, implying that apartheid might not extend to infinite space. The album moves on to the progressive rock/jazz fusion of "In the Beginning.

Tracklist

Father Of Day, Father Of Night     9:57
In The Beginning, Darkness     5:25
Pluto The Dog     2:50
Solar Fire     5:18
Saturn, Lord Of The Ring / Mercury, The Winged Messenger     6:36
Earth: The Circle Part Two     3:52
Earth: The Circle Part One     3:16