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A1	Father Of Day, Father Of Night Written-By – Bob Dylan	9:57
A2	In The Beginning, Darkness Written-By – Slade*, Mann*, Rogers*	5:25
A3	Pluto The Dog Written-By – Slade*, Pattenden*, Mann*, Rogers*	2:50
B1	Solar Fire Written-By – Slade*, Rogers*	5:18
B2	Saturn, Lord Of The Ring / Mercury, The Winged Messenger Written-By – Mann*, Rogers*	6:36
B3	Earth: The Circle Part Two Written-By – Mann*	3:52
B4	Earth: The Circle Part One Written-By – Mann*	3:16

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Island Records
• Distributed By – Island Records
• Made By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
• Pressed By – Island Records Manufacturing Ltd
• Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
• Mastered At – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Doreen And Irene Chanter*, Grove Singers
• Bass Guitar – Colin Pattenden
• Design, Photography By – Fin Costello
• Drums [Fibes] – Chris Slade
• Engineer – John Pantry
• Engineer [Contributions By] – Dave Stephens, John Edwardes*
• Guitar, Vocals – Mick Rogers
• Lacquer Cut By – Harry Moss
• Management – H.M.*
• Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Manfred Mann
• Percussion [Extra] – Peter Miles (tracks: A2)
• Producer – Manfred Mann And Earthband*
• Technician [Tape Operator] – Laurence Latham*
• Trombone – Paul Rutherford

Notes

Some copies can have a printed inner sleeve with lyrics and photographs [see images].

From cover (rear):
Recorded at the Workhouse, Old Kent Road, London, 1973.
Special thanks to John Pantry for his invaluable contributions.
Management H.M.M. 490 Old Kent Road, London SE1
Manufactured & distributed for Island Records Ltd.

EMI pressing please see Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire

From inner gatefold:
Solar: Concerned with, determined by the sun
Fire: Active principle operative in combustion.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary

From Centre labels:
Manfred Mann's Earthband [Variant of artist's name]
℗ 1973 Bronze Records Ltd.
Manufactured and distributed by [Island 'i' logo appears] Island Records Limited
[Side A:] Published by B. Feldman & Co Ltd, except ✝Big Ben Music Ltd [Note: Index sign '✝' refers to Track A1]
[Side B:] Published by B. Feldman & Co Ltd

Other info:
Track titles given as on cover.
Inconsistency: The cover lists 'Manfred Mann and Earthband' as the producer, the label only 'Manfred Mann'.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ILPS.9265-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ILPS.9265-B
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Runout side A): ILPS-9265-A3 ⋀ [stamped] I-26 HTM [etched]
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Runout side B): ILPS-9265-B2 ⋀ [stamped] I-25 [etched]
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Runout side A): ILPS-9265-A3 ⋀ [stamped] 4 HTM [etched]
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Runout side B): ILPS-9265-B2 ⋀ [stamped] 6 I [etched]

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	UK	1973
96.515	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Carrere	96.515	France	Unknown
610 590, 610 590-222	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(CD, Album)	Bronze, Bronze	610 590, 610 590-222	Europe	1985
ILPS 9265	Manfred Mann's Earth Band	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9265	Scandinavia	1973
87 515 XOT	Manfred Mann's Earthband*	Solar Fire ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Bronze	87 515 XOT	Germany	1974