Maximum Darkness is the tenth album by the Welsh rock band Man and was released on the United Artists Records label July 1975. It was the second live album released by the band, excluding contributions to two "various artists" live albums, and featured John Cipollina as special guest. Rumours that Micky Jones had to over-dub Cipollina’s guitar, as it was out of tune, before the album could be released, are greatly exaggerated. Only one track, "Bananas", had to have his playing removed/replaced, per Deke Leonard: "Everything ... which sounds like Cipollina is Cipollina."Many Are Called, But Few Get Up - a tribute to Micky Jones of the Man band (by Phil McMullen) The album spent two weeks in the UK album chart, peaking at No 25.Chart Stats for Man Albums Retrieved 14 August 2009. It was the band's last release on United Artists, before moving to MCA Records.
Track listing
Both tracks recorded live at The Keystone, Berkeley, California in April 1975.
Personnel Micky Jones – guitar, vocals Deke Leonard – guitar, vocals Martin Ace – bass, guitar, vocals Terry Williams – drums, vocals
Guest John Cipollina – guitar
Credits Rick Griffin – lettering, logo design Vic Maile – recording & mixing Keith Morris – front cover photograph, inside photos Edmund Shea – inside photos Rick Lefrak – stage lighting
References
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