Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Blinded By The Light Written-By – Springsteen*	7:06
A2	Singing The Dolphin Through Written-By – Heron*	8:16
A3	Waiter, There's A Yawn In My Ear Written-By – Mann*	5:35
B1	The Road To Babylon Written By – Mann/Thomas/PattendenWritten-By – Pattenden*, Mann*, Thomas*	6:49
B2	This Side Of Paradise Written By – Mann/Pattenden/ThomasWritten-By – Pattenden*, Mann*, Thomas*	4:45
B3	Starbird Written By – Mann/SladeWritten-By – Slade*, Mann*	3:05
B4	Questions Written By – Slade/MannWritten-By – Slade*, Mann*	3:55

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
• Recorded At – The Workhouse Studios
• Mixed At – The Workhouse Studios
• Mixed At – Advision Studios
• Licensed From – Island Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bronze Records Ltd.
• Mastered At – CBS Studios, London
• Pressed By – Sonopress
• Distributed By – Ariola
• Printed By – Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG

Credits

• Arranged By [Horn Arrangement] – Derek Wadsworth
• Backing Vocals – Doreen & Irene Chanter*, Chris Slade, Mick Rogers, Suzanne Lynch
• Bass – Colin Pattenden
• Choir – Chris Sennett, Gillian Ainscow, Graham Jenkins, Hilary Farmborough, Jacqueline Nicholls, Janet Bunting, Jeremy Paynton-Jones, Laurence Holden, Marilyn Bennett, Peter Cudmore, Philip Keywood, Stan Bailey
• Crew [Road Crew] – Charlie MacPherson, Mick Poole, Mick Williams , Mouse
• Design [Album Design] – Shirtsleeve Studio
• Drums, Percussion [Percs.] – Chris Slade
• Engineer – Laurence Latham*
• Guitar, Vocals – Chris Hamlet Thompson*
• Keyboards – Manfred Mann
• Lead Guitar – Dave Flett
• Management – Harry Maloney
• Mastered By – Arun Chakraverty
• Other [3736 Cups Of Tea, Nearly Sang On The Album] – Mary Hopper
• Other [Credit For Waiting On The Credits] – Candy Temple
• Photography By [Group Photographs] – Martyn Goddard
• Producer – Manfred Mann And Earth Band*, Manfred Mann And Earthband*
• Recorder – David Culpan, Margaret Wood, Tony Rowell
• Saxophone [Sax Solo] – Barbara Thompson
• Soloist [Alternately] – Chris Thompson (tracks: B3), Dave* (tracks: B3), Manfred* (tracks: B3)
• Soloist [Guitar] – Chris Thompson (tracks: A2), Dave Flett (tracks: A1, A3 to B2, B4)
• Strings – David Millman
• Technician [Tape Operator] – Edwin Cross
• Vocals [End Vocal] – Manfred Mann (tracks: A1)

Notes

Info from cover (rear):
Solos:
Guitar, Dave Flett, Except "Singing the Dolphin through" by Chris Thompson.
"Starbird", Manfred, Dave, Manfred, Chris Thompson alternately.

Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London, 1976.
(Thanks to Pete Walters)

Mixed at the Workhouse and Advision Studios
(Thanks to Paul Northfield and Declan)

Mastered at CBS London.

Production: (Thanks to Dave Hadfield)

Harry Maloney Management
490 Old Kent Road
London SE1

'Waiter, there is a yawn in my ear' recorded live with studio overdubs.

Printed in Western Germany,
Druck: Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG.

Also available on MusiCassette 56 261 GT.
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First German edition, still pressed without LC on the center labels [most probably August 1976]. Label rim text appears as 'Urheber- u. Leistungsschutzrechte [....]'
The subsequent edition with updated catalog number 28 789 XOT on the center labels, 'Alle Urheber- u. Leistungsschutzrechte [....]' in the rim text and a corresponding 28 789 XOT-sticker on the rear of 27 870-covers is submitted as The Roaring Silence.
Subsequent pressings in covers with already updated catalog number are submitted as The Roaring Silence.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: GEMA
• Matrix / Runout (Label A): S 27 870 A
• Matrix / Runout (Label B): S 27 870 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): 27870 A-1/76S Made in Germany
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): 27870 B-1/76S Made in Germany

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9357	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(LP, Album)	Bronze	ILPS 9357	UK	1976
27 870 XOT	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(LP, Album)	Bronze	27 870 XOT	Austria	1976
M5-3055, M5 3055	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	Warner Bros. Records, Bronze, Warner Bros. Records, Bronze	M5-3055, M5 3055	Canada	1977
BSK 3055	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Warner Bros. Records	BSK 3055	US	1976
CECC-00123	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	The Roaring Silence ‎(CD, Album)	Century Records	CECC-00123	Japan	1990

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