Artist: MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND
Album: ANGEL STATION VINYL RE-ISSUE (LP BLACK)

Release date: 1979/ 2015
EAN/UPS: 5060051333507
Media type: LP

Angel Station is an album released in 1979 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Angel Station features a six-note descending theme in most of the songs on the album, woven into the context of each song in a different way. "Hollywood Town" and "You Are, I Am" share a common tune and basic arrangement. They occupied almost identical positions on either side of the LP. The album has the air of an emotional and musical crossword puzzle, or has affinities with the work of M. C. Escher, whose art is alluded to on the cover illustration.

Of interest is the involvement of Fingerprintz's Jimmy O'Neill whose influence can be heard in the edgy, angular instrumental "Platform's End" (a song whose title was probably influenced by the fact that it originally closed the 1978 vinyl's A side), and ex-Slapp Happy and Henry Cow member Anthony Moore who produced the album and influenced its modern, sparse sound.

"This is Chris Thompson's last album with the Earth Band as he is forming his own band in the near future. I wish to thank him for a valuable creative and personal relationship, and wish him every success in the future." - Manfred Mann 1979[3] In spite of this announcement, Thompson's own outfit Night turned out as unsuccessful, releasing two mostly overlooked albums in 1978 and 1979 respectively, so the singer stayed with the Earth Band instead, returning on the group's next album Chance (1980) already.

Kanye West sampled the bridge from "You Are, I Am" for the track "So Appalled" from West's 2010 album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

SIDE A:

1. Don’t Kill It Carol (06:17 )
Heron
2. You Angel You (04:02)
Dylan
3. Hollywood Town (05:10)
Schock
4. ‘Belle’ Of The Earth (02:45)
Mann
5. Platform End (01:32)
Mann/ Britton/ King/ Waller/ Thompson/ O'Neill

SIDE B:

6. Angels At My Gate (04:50)
Mann/ Martinez/ O'Neill
7. You Are – I Am (05:11)
Mann
8. Waiting For The Rain (06:17)
Falcon
9. Resurrection (02:39)
Mann


LINE-UP:

    Manfred Mann - keyboards, vocals
    Geoff Britton - drums, alto saxophone
    Pat King - bass guitar
    Steve Waller - guitar, vocals ("Don't Kill it Carol", "Angels At My Gate")
    Chris Thompson - vocals ("You Angel You", "Hollywood Town", ""Belle" of the Earth", "Waiting for the Rain")

with:
    Jimmy O'Neill - guitar
    Dyan Birch - backing vocals
    Anthony Moore - guitar, sequencer, synthesizer