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A1	Father Of Night Written-By – Bob Dylan
A2	In The Beginning, Darkness Written-By – Slade*, Mann*, Rogers*
A3	Pluto The Dog Written-By – Slade*, Pattenden*, Mann*, Rogers*
B1	Solar Fire Written-By – Slade*, Rogers*
B2	Saturn, Lord Of The Ring / Mercury, The Winged Messenger Written-By – Mann*
B3	Earth, The Circle Part 2 Written-By – Mann*
B4	Earth, The Circle Part 1 Written-By – Mann*

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Polydor Records Ltd.

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Doreen And Irene Chanter*, Grove Singers
• Bass Guitar – Colin Pattenden
• Design, Photography By – Fin Costello
• Drums [Fibes] – Chris Slade
• Engineer – John Pantry
• Engineer [Contributions By] – Dave Stephens, John Edwardes*
• Guitar, Vocals – Mick Rogers
• Management – H.M.*
• Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Manfred Mann
• Percussion [Extra] – Peter Miles (tracks: A1)
• Producer – Manfred Mann And Earthband*
• Technician [Tape Operator] – Laurence Latham*
• Trombone – Paul Rutherford

Notes

Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London, 1973
Management: H.M.M. 490 Old Kent Road, London SE1

Original release on ILPS 9265 November 1973.

Label: (P)1974 Original sound recording made by Bronze Records Ltd.
Cover: (P)1974 Bronze Records

Inconsistencies:
Track B2 listed on label as Saturn - (Mercury).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other (Runout): BRNA265

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	UK	1973
96.515	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Carrere	96.515	France	Unknown
610 590, 610 590-222	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Bronze, Bronze	610 590, 610 590-222	Europe	1985
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	Scandinavia	1973
87 515 XOT	Manfred Mann's Earthband*	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Bronze	87 515 XOT	Germany	1974