Bananas (1976)

(UK) United Artists REM 408 (7 inch, 45 RPM)

SIDE 1

  1. Bananas (part 1) 7:33 (Jones/Ryan/Williams/John/Y. Willis)

SIDE 2

  1. Bananas (part 2) 8:08 (Jones/Ryan/Williams/John/Y. Willis)

THE BAND

Michael Jones--Guitars, Vocals
Phil Ryan--Keyboards, Vocals
Terry Williams--Drums, Percussion
Will Youatt--Bass, Vocals
"Tweke" Lewis--Guitars, Vocals
Live at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm.
Recorded by Vic Maile with The Pye Mobile, June 24th 1973 .

 (P) 1976 United Artists Records Ltd. 

Commentary

Pete Tuck's discography lists nine Man singles. This is the only one I have. This is a live version of Bananas recorded at the same concert as 'Back Into The Future' but released three years later, about the time the band left United Artists. Unfortunately, since 'Back Into The Future' fit nicely on a single CD, so there was no room to include this 15:41 bonus cut. It would be nice to see this on CD, if only to eliminate the annoying fade out and fade in when you have to flip the record over (I was able copy this onto a cassette and paste the two sides together seamlessly). There is sufficient legitimate live Man material in the UA vaults (from Greasy Truckers, Christmas at the Patti, Live at the Padget Rooms, and live cuts as B-sides) to fill an excellent 2 CD set.

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