MANFRED MANN/PRETTY FLAMINGO UAL 3549 (-66) US MONO

An all American Manfred Mann album. Not a product of the then in US too common "butchering" - where a couple of cuts were removed from each UK original and together used to build new ones - and not entirely a compilation either. In comparison to UK MM releases some of the tracks showed up on the "Mann Made" album https://monolover.blogspot.com/2012/11/manfred-mannmann-made-hits-clp-3559-66.html  , a couple were 45 only, but a sufficient part at the time exclusive to this. Apart from the sweet catchy title track and a frisky version of "Tennessee Waltz" I get soul and r&b, well played with the excellent Paul Jones on vocals. I imagine that with a lesser singer it would have been a less special album as he was one of the better UK sixties vocalists within those genres and here he's beautiful - like in the title track, "Do You Have To Do That", and "Let's Go Get Stoned". This was one of his last efforts with the band before trying a solo carreer and them moving towards a more pop orientated outcome. But here it's still old MM style, the audio is loud and clear and it's good. This 1966 release was US only, also as stereo (UAS 6549). 2013 Stereo LP reissue by Sundazed (LP 5455). Japan 2014 CD on Parlophone (WPCR 15490) had all mono mixes plus most stereo ones plus a group interview as bonus. Premiere US had label as shown here, glossy cover and UA ad inner. (MÄNÄ*) (YZÄ*) (ÖXCÅ*)