MAN – SLOW MOTION LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ A2/B2 UK

Man – Slow Motion
(United Artists Records  1974  UAG29675)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing
UK vinyl but has US sleeve

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges and import punch hole in bottom right corner
Inner Sleeve has small splits

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Man are a rock band from South Wales whose style is a mixture of American West Coast psychedelia, progressive rock, and blues. Formed in November 1968 as a reincarnation of Welsh rock harmony group the Bystanders, Man are renowned for the extended jams in their live performances.

Slow Motion is the ninth album by the Welsh psychedelic/progressive rock band Man and was released on the United Artists Records label. It was the only album recorded by this line-up, Malcolm Morley (guitar, keyboards, vocals) having left the day before recording was due to start. He was not replaced, so the album was recorded by the remaining four members. Unlike the previous and subsequent albums (Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics and The Welsh Connection) Slow Motion failed to make the UK top 40 album chart.

The album title was chosen to challenge sleeve designer Rick Griffin, who painted Alfred E. Neuman shaking a fish, but Mad magazine objected, so the final image concentrated on the fish. The band name “Man” was also written in a font resembling the Mad logo.

Track listing

All songs composed by Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, Ken Whaley and Terry Williams.

Personnel

• Micky Jones – guitar, vocals
• Deke Leonard – guitar, vocals
• Ken Whaley – bass
• Terry Williams – drums, vocals

Credits

• Producer – Man and Anton Matthews
• Production & Special Assistance – David Charles
• Design – Rick Griffin
• Liner Notes – Michael Heatley
• Mixing – Robin Black, David Hamilton-Smith, David Charles, Anton Matthews
• Strings – Stuart Gordon
• Saxophone – Chris Mercer