''As Was'' (also styled ''AsWas'') is an
EP by
Manfred Mann (shown as ''Manfred Mann with
Paul Jones''), released in 1966. The EP is a
7-inch vinyl record and released in
mono
Mono may refer to:
Common meanings
* Infectious mononucleosis, "the kissing disease"
* Monaural, monophonic sound reproduction, often shortened to mono
* Mono-, a numerical prefix representing anything single
Music Performers
* Mono (Japanese b ...
with the catalogue number
His Master's Voice-EMI 7EG 8962.
At the time the EP was released, Paul Jones had already left the band and the new Manfred Mann line-up with
Mike D'Abo concurrently released their first album ''As Is'' on Fontana.
Track listing
Side 1
# "
I Can't Believe What You Say" (
Ike Turner)
# "That's All I Ever Want From You Baby" (
Ellie Greenwich,
Jeff Barry)
Side 2
# "
Driva Man" (
Max Roach,
Oscar Brown Jr.
Oscar Brown Jr. (October 10, 1926May 29, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor. Aside from his career, Brown ran unsuccessfully for office in both the Illinois state legislature and the U. ...
)
# "It's Getting Late" (Mann, Hugg, Jones, McGuinness)
Personnel
*
Manfred Mann – keyboards
*
Mike Hugg - drums and vibes
*
Paul Jones – vocals, harmonica, maracas
*
Henry Lowther - trumpet and flute (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say")
*
Lyn Dobson
Lyn Dobson (born 22 June 1939 in Bedford) is an English musician, noted as a jazz-rock flautist and saxophonist. He appeared with Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames and Manfred Mann in the mid-1960s, and then with Soft Machine and Keef Hartley, as we ...
- saxophone (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say")
*
Tom McGuinness - guitar (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say"), bass guitar ("I Can't Believe What You Say")
*
Jack Bruce - bass guitar (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say")
*
Mike Vickers - guitar (only on "I Can't Believe What You Say")
Chart performance
This EP reached No. 4 in the British EP charts.
References
;Footnotes
{{Manfred Mann
1966 EPs
EMI Records EPs
Manfred Mann EPs
His Master's Voice EPs