Machines (EP)

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Machines
EP by Manfred Mann
Released	7 April 1966[1]
Recorded	15 December 1965 – 9 February 1966
Genre	Rock & Roll
Language	English
Label	His Master's Voice-EMI
Producer	John Burgess
Manfred Mann chronology
No Living Without Loving (1965) Machines (1966) Instrumental Asylum (1966)

Machines is an EP by Manfred Mann, released in 1966. The EP is a 7-inch vinyl record and released in mono with the catalogue number His Master's Voice-EMI 7EG 8942. The record was the number 1 EP in the UK number-one EP for 1 week, starting May 28, 1966.

Track listing[]

Side 1

1. "Machines" (Mort Shuman)
2. "She Needs Company" (Paul Jones)

Side 2

1. "Tennessee Waltz" (Redd Stewart)
2. "When Will I Be Loved" (Phil Everly)

Background[]

For this EP, Manfred Mann's third and last number 1 EP, they chose several non R & B songs to cover including Tennessee Waltz, the best-known version being by Patti Page and the Everly Brothers When Will I be Loved. Jack Bruce is the bassist on these tracks.

Chart performance[]

The record reached the Number 1 spot on the UK's EP charts on May 28, 1966.

References[]

• liner notes

Footnotes