Masque (Manfred Mann's Earth Band album)
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| Studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band | ||||
| Released | 16 October 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Workhouse Studios 1 and 2, 488-490 Old Kent Road, London, 1987 | |||
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Rock Hard rock Progressive rock |
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| Length | 35:57 | |||
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10/Virgin (original release) Cohesion (1999 reissue) |
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| Producer |
Manfred Mann Steve Forward Mick Rogers |
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| Manfred Mann's Earth Band chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |
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Masque is an album released in 1987 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
The album is subtitled Songs And Planets and features some parts of Gustav Holst's Planets Suite. It represents the completion of an original project started back in 1973, which planned to use Holst's work as a basis. This was ultimately shelved because the band were unable to obtain formal permission from Holst's estate, although some of the idea of a concept album dealing with the solar system could be seen on the band's 1973 album Solar Fire.
The track listing was changed at a late stage. The sleeves as first printed, and the record labels, indicated the following order:
The actual playing order was shown on a sticker which covered the track list printed on the sleeve; there were no composer credits:
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