As Was

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As Was
EP by Manfred Mann with Paul Jones
Released	21 October 1966
Recorded	5 & 16 March 1965 28 February & 11 March 1966
Studio	jazz-rock
Language	English
Label	His Master's Voice-EMI
Producer	John Burgess
Manfred Mann with Paul Jones chronology
As Is (1966) As Was (1966) Instrumental Assassination (1966)
EP chronology
Instrumental Asylum (1966) As Was (1966) Instrumental Assassination (1966)

As Was (also styled AsWas) is an

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

1. "I Can't Believe What You Say" (Ike Turner)
2. "That's All I Ever Want From You Baby" (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry)

Side 2

1. "
   Oscar Brown Jr.
   )
2. "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 - 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 number 4 in the UK EPs Chart.^[1]

References

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