The Manhattan Transfer Live
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The Manhattan Transfer Live was recorded by The Manhattan Transfer
live at Manchester
on 23 April 1978, Bristol
on 28 April 1978, and the Hammersmith Odeon Theatre, London
, on 2 May 1978. The album was produced by Tim Hauser
and Janis Siegel. This was the final album made with Laurel Massé.
For many years this album had the distinction of being the only Manhattan Transfer album not to be released on CD. It was released by Wounded Bird Records
(WOU-540) on CD in 2005.
In the live performances there was an intermission between Speak Up Mambo (Cuentame) (CD track 8) and In The Dark (CD track 9).
The album was not originally published in the United States
, under the catalogue number SD 19218, belonging to the series of Atlantic Records
for the U.S. original publications, was used for some local editions, as in Sweden
and in Australia
.. In the US the album was published as a LP
in 1979 by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, in a collector's edition under the name "Original Master Recording" (discs made from the master original) For many years, ending in 2005, The Manhattan Transfer Live was the only album of the group that was not reissued on CD.
The cover of the standard editions of Atlantic Records, was described by Janis Siegel as "the worst cover in history (perhaps only after Mecca for Moderns
and Coming Out, is a drawing in a cartoon style of the four members of the group, and was reused for the re-release on CD of the Wounded Bird Records of 21 June 2005, while that of the edition Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab is a photograph depicting the silhouette of the group at twilight (photography included in the inner envelope of the Atlantic version).
The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal music group. There have been two manifestations of the group, with Tim Hauser being the only person to be part of both...
live at Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
on 23 April 1978, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
on 28 April 1978, and the Hammersmith Odeon Theatre, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, on 2 May 1978. The album was produced by Tim Hauser
Tim Hauser
Tim Hauser is an accomplished singer who was a member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.-Early life:He was born in Troy, New York. Hauser, his sister Fayette, and their parents moved to the Jersey Shore when he was seven years old. He lived in Ocean Township, New Jersey and Asbury Park,...
and Janis Siegel. This was the final album made with Laurel Massé.
For many years this album had the distinction of being the only Manhattan Transfer album not to be released on CD. It was released by Wounded Bird Records
Wounded Bird Records
Wounded Bird Records is a CD only, re-issue record label, that was founded in 1998 in Guilderland, New York. They re-release lesser known albums from both popular and lesser known artists, including Deborah Harry, Chic, David Blue, Marilyn Martin, Gordon Haskell, Jon Anderson, Adrian Belew, Ellen...
(WOU-540) on CD in 2005.
In the live performances there was an intermission between Speak Up Mambo (Cuentame) (CD track 8) and In The Dark (CD track 9).
Track listing
- That Cat Is High - (J.M. Williams) - 3:15
- Snootie Little Cutie - (Bob Troup) - 3:19
- Four Brothers - (Jimmy Giuffre, Jon Hendricks) - 3:56
- On a Little Street in Singapore - (Billy Hill, Peter De Rose) - 3:36
- Java Jive - (Milton Drake, Ben Oakland) - 2:54
- Walk In Love - (David BatteauDavid BatteauDavid Batteau is an American singer-songwriter. Batteau is the son of Blanca Batteau and Dr. Dwight Wayne Batteau, of Harvard University and Tufts University. He is the brother of singer/songwriter Robin Batteau.-History:...
, John Klemmer) - 3:20 - Chanson D'AmourChanson D'Amour"Chanson D'Amour" is a popular song written by Wayne Shanklin which was a Top Ten hit in 1958 for Art and Dotty Todd; a remake by the Manhattan Transfer was an international hit - #1 in the UK - in 1977....
- (Wayne ShanklinWayne ShanklinWayne Shanklin was an American music performer, composer, arranger, and producer....
) - 2:36 - Speak Up Mambo (Cuentame) - (Al Castellanos) - 3:21
- 15 Minute Intermission - (Sonny Skylar) - 1:36
- In the Dark - (Lil Green, Bill Broonzy) - 4:14
- Je Voulais (Te Dire Que Je T'Attends) - (Michel Jonasz, Pierre Grosz) - 4:49
- Sunday - (Jule Styne, Chester Cohn, Bennie Kreuger, Ned Miller) - - 0:41
- Candy - (Mark David, Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer) - 3:35
- Well, Well, Well - (Terry Shand, Billy Moll, Dick Robertson) - 1:52
- Freddy Morris Monologue - (Alan Paul) - 1:07
- Bacon Fat - (Andre Williams) - 3:33
- Turn Me Loose - (Doc PomusDoc PomusJerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus , was a twentieth-century American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into...
, Mort ShumanMort ShumanMort Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas"...
) - 2:50 - Operator - (William Spivery) - 3:52
- Tuxedo Junction - (Buddy Fayne, William Johnson, Julian Dash, Erskine Hawkins) - 3:01
Personnel
- The Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan TransferThe Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal music group. There have been two manifestations of the group, with Tim Hauser being the only person to be part of both...
- Tim HauserTim HauserTim Hauser is an accomplished singer who was a member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer.-Early life:He was born in Troy, New York. Hauser, his sister Fayette, and their parents moved to the Jersey Shore when he was seven years old. He lived in Ocean Township, New Jersey and Asbury Park,...
- Laurel Massé
- Alan PaulAlan PaulAlan Paul is a Grammy Award- winning singer and composer, best known as one of the founding members of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer. He played Teen Angel and Johnny Casino in the original Broadway cast of Grease where he introduced the songs "Beauty School Dropout" and "Born to Hand Jive"...
- Janis Siegel
- Tim Hauser
- The Man Tran Band
- Wayne Johnson - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Michael Schnoebelen - electric bassElectric BassElectric bass can mean:*Electric upright bass, the electric version of a double bass*Electric bass guitar*Bass synthesizer*Big Mouth Billy Bass, a battery-powered singing fish...
and contrabassContrabassContrabass refers to a musical instrument of very low pitch; generally those pitched one octave below instruments of the bass register... - Don Roberts - saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
and fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening... - Peter Johnson - drums
- Dave Wallace - keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Wayne Johnson - guitar
- David Katz - orchestra director
- Tony Fisher, Bobby Haughey, Ronnie Hughes, Derek Watkins - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Derek Grossmith, Eddie Mordue, Keith Bird, Stan Sultzman - saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Cliff Hardie, David Horler - tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Geof Perkins - bass trombone
Editions
- 1978 - LP - Atlantic RecordsAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
- catalogue=W/K 50540 (Europe) - 1978 - LP - Atlantic RecordsAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
- catalogue=SD 19218 - 1979 - LP - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab - catalogue=MFSL 1-022 (USA)
- 2005 - CD - Wounded Bird RecordsWounded Bird RecordsWounded Bird Records is a CD only, re-issue record label, that was founded in 1998 in Guilderland, New York. They re-release lesser known albums from both popular and lesser known artists, including Deborah Harry, Chic, David Blue, Marilyn Martin, Gordon Haskell, Jon Anderson, Adrian Belew, Ellen...
- catalogue=WOU-540 (USA)
The album was not originally published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, under the catalogue number SD 19218, belonging to the series of Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
for the U.S. original publications, was used for some local editions, as in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.. In the US the album was published as a LP
LP record
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
in 1979 by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, in a collector's edition under the name "Original Master Recording" (discs made from the master original) For many years, ending in 2005, The Manhattan Transfer Live was the only album of the group that was not reissued on CD.
The cover of the standard editions of Atlantic Records, was described by Janis Siegel as "the worst cover in history (perhaps only after Mecca for Moderns
Mecca for Moderns
Mecca For Moderns is the sixth album by The Manhattan Transfer. It was released in 1981 on the Atlantic records label.This album was the highest charting album to date for the group, peaking on Billboard Magazine's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart at #22...
and Coming Out, is a drawing in a cartoon style of the four members of the group, and was reused for the re-release on CD of the Wounded Bird Records of 21 June 2005, while that of the edition Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab is a photograph depicting the silhouette of the group at twilight (photography included in the inner envelope of the Atlantic version).