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Contents 1 Where is Earth Band 2 The SAS Band 3 The man's name 4 What's with the "cock" symbol thingie? 5 No information on Manfred Mann himself

[edit] Where is Earth Band

I thought the band was called Manfred Mann's Earth Band... right ? -- BlueEel 15:31 Apr 20, 2003 (UTC)

Erm...have you read the article? Deb 16:01 Apr 20, 2003 (UTC)

So then where is the article about Manfred Mann's Earth Band? The page just links back to here. [05:36, 25 June 2005 71.112.93.175]

The article should have a separate heading for the Earth Band, and Manfred Mann's Earth Band should link to that section anchor. Without sectioning it kind of seems like a run-on article --x1987x 18:50, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Oh yeah, and it says very little about the songs of the Earth Band. Especially that rocking song "For You," what's the meaning, does the girl in that song die? Or what? --x1987x 18:51, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

There should at least be separate secions for MMEB and the two Manfred Mann pop groups. So you realize, the reason that the original pop group's frontsman Paul Jones left was at least partly because he was not identified with the band, but Mann was. (A CD compilation of that era quoted Jones about his reasons for leaving, saying, "[the fans] wanted Manfred Mann, and I was not Manfred Mann!" This band was radically different from anything that was done in the later years and was probably the one most commercially successful, probably because they were the most commercially-oriented band. The years the pop group had with Mike D'Abo were successful in their own right but were generally more experimental, closer to the vein of Yellow Submarine.

[edit] The SAS Band

I agree. I was looking for up to date info on the EB but to my surprise WP has only this. It is made more appropriate given the tours in the past year for 'The Manfreds' aka Manfred Mann and now this year, the MMEB. Plus of course, Jones' involvement with 'The Blues Band' and nothing to do with either of the former bands. It should also feature something on their lead singer <a href="/wiki/Chris_Thompson" title="Chris Thompson">Chris Thompson</a>. He has been in and out of the band I believe and has had at least one other band - The SAS Band for example as well as singing on other people's projects I think. You can see the SAS Band singing Blinded by the Light on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw11bvh4yIo 81.86.144.210 12:36, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The man's name

The article says that "Manfred Mann himself was originally named Manfred Lubowitz". However, according to this interview: http://dmme.net/interviews/manmann.html Manfred says: "There is no Manfred Mann the person - my name is Manfred Lubowitz. And Mann is a professional entity, and nothing at all like me!". So, wouldn't it be more accurate to say that: "Manfred Mann is also the stage name of Manfred Lubowitz"? [23:39, 23 July 2005 69.138.246.216]

It seems to me that there is a bit of revisionism happening here. "the Five Faces of Manfred Mann," their first album - which has no date on it, but came out in 1964 - in introducing the band members states, "Manfred Mann, the actual owner of the name shared by all five boys is the organist/pianist ......." There is NO mention of this Lubowitz fellow. Carptrash 17:20, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

I do believe that the proper spelling is Manfred Leibowitz, which can be seen on the inside of the Glorified Magnified album. Anyway, I understand that he changed his name for marketing purposes (Manfred Mann was a much catchier name), but rather than simply use an alias, that Mann is his legal surname.

[edit] What's with the "cock" symbol thingie?

== The person - Manfred Mann == 8========D21:16, 24 June 2006 (UTC)~~

That is. Does it mean he is dead, or is someone just screwing around?

[edit] No information on Manfred Mann himself

The article's called Manfred Mann but ironically there's no information about Manfred Mann himself, apart from his birthdate and birthplace. If anything this article should be renamed Manfred Mann (band) and a seperate article created for the musician called Manfred Mann. 172.200.171.213 23:52, 20 January 2007 (UTC)