Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Bootleg Archives, Vol. 1-5 (CD)

2009 five CD live set from the veteran British band. Manfred Mann's Earth Band has toured consistently since their inception in the early '70s. No wonder then, that there are countless bootleg recordings doing the rounds. The band is renowned for shaping their songs on a gig-by-gig basis and this collection shows how the sets have been molded and developed over the years. The CDs contain recordings from various European venues, dating from 1981 to 2007. Apart from Volume One, they are all taken from single concerts. For timing purposes, some sets have been edited, but no other enhancements, re-records or overdubs have been added. The performances on this set were recorded in Europe 1981, Austria 1986, Germany 1991, Norway 1999, and Germany 2007.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Hello Hello (Cologne 13 February)
2. Angels at My Gate (Cologne 13 February)
3. On the Run (Paris 5 February)
4. Chicago Institute (Cologne 13 February)
5. Spirits in the Night (Cologne 13 February)
6. Fritz the Blank (Cologne 13 February)
7. Martha's Madman (Cologne 13 February)
8. Blinded By the Light (Paris 5 February)
9. Stranded (Paris 5 February)
10. Lies Thru' the 80S (Paris 5 February)
11. Hobo Bill's Last Ride/Resurrection (Vienna 12 March)
12. Step By Step (Vienna 12 March)
13. Give Me the Good Earth (Bonus - Sound-Desk)
14. Banquet
15. Tribal Statistics
16. Visionary Mountains
17. Redemption Song
18. Going Underground
19. Do Anything You Wanna Do
20. Father of Day
21. The Runner
22. Gimme Some Loving/Mony Mony
23. The Third Man Theme
24. Mighty Quinn
25. Davy's on the Road Again
26. Banquet
27. Shelter from the Storm
28. Times They Are a Changin'
29. Castles Burning
30. Martha's Madman
31. Medicine Song
32. Redemption Song
33. Blinded By the Light
34. Davy's on the Road Again
35. Crazy 'Bout An Automobile
36. Jam
37. Joybringer (London 21 November)
38. Pleasure and Pain (London 21 November)
39. I'll Give You (Shelter from the Storm)
40. Castles Burning
41. Martha's Madman
42. Don't Kill It Carol
43. Angels at My Gate
44. Times They Are a Changin'
45. Demolition Man
46. She Was Blinded By the Light
47. Redemption Song
48. Mighty Quinn
49. Spirits in the Night
50. Castles Burning
51. Martha's Madman
52. Captain Bobby Stout
53. Dancing in the Dark/House of the Rising Sun
54. Redemption Song
55. Demolition Man
56. Don't Kill It Carol
57. Davy's on the Road Again