''Maximum Darkness'' is the tenth album by the Welsh rock band Man and was released on the
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label September 1975. It was the second live album released by the band, excluding contributions to two "various artists" live albums, and featured John Cipollina as special guest. Rumours that Micky Jones had to over-dub Cipollina’s guitar, as it was out of tune, before the album could be released, are greatly exaggerated. Only one track, "Bananas", had to have his playing removed/replaced, per Deke Leonard: "Everything ... which sounds like Cipollina is Cipollina."
The album spent two weeks in the UK album chart, peaking at No 25.Chart Stats for Man Albums Retrieved 14 August 2009. It was the band's last release on United Artists, before moving to
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Track listing
Both tracks recorded live at The Keystone, Berkeley, California in April 1975.
Personnel
* Micky Jones – guitar, vocals
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Deke Leonard
Roger Arnold "Deke" Leonard (18 December 1944 – 31 January 2017) was a Welsh rock musician, "serving a life sentence in the music business".Terry Williams – drums, vocals
Rick Griffin
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– lettering, logo design
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Vic Maile
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– recording & mixing
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Keith Morris
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– front cover photograph, inside photos
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Edmund Shea
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