All Manner of Menn: 1963-1969 (2000)

About this title: At first glance, this looks like a very enticing collection, and in many ways it is: 53 songs covering a lot of the highlights and rarities in the band's history from 1963 through 1969. There are a few flaws, however, some of them minor and others potentially major, depending upon one's interests. For starters, it doesn't follow strict chronological order, opening with their biggest international hit, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," from the summer of 1964, and then proceeding backward through October of 1963 and "Cock-A-Hoop" to July of 1963 and their jazzy debut, "Why Should We Not." That's not a ... read more

Tracks:

1. Do Wah Diddy Diddy [Barry/Greenwich]
2. Cock-A-Hoop [Jones]
3. I'm Your Kingpin [Manfred Mann/Jones]
4. Why Should We Not [Manfred Mann]
5. 5-4-3-2-1, Pts. 1 & 2 [Hugg/Jones/Mann]
6. The One in the Middle [Jones]
7. Watermelon Man [Hancock/Hendricks]
8. Smokestack Lightning [Howlin' Wolf]
9. Without You [Jones]
10. Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble) [Hugg/Jones/Manfred]
11. Sha la La [Taylor/Moseley]
12. Come Tomorrow [Elgin/Augustus/Phil]
13. With God on Our Side [Dylan]
14. There's No Living Without Your Loving [Kaufman/Harris]
15. Oh No, Not My Baby [Goffin/King]
16. If You Gotta Go, Go Now [Dylan]
17. My Little Red Book [Bacharach/David]
18. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo [Deutsch/Kaper]
19. Tired of Trying, Bored With Lying, Scared of Dying [Jones]
20. She Needs Company [Jones]
21. You Gave Me Somebody to Love [Andreoli/Poncia/Ros]
22. Pretty Flamingo [Barkan]
23. High Time [Leander/Mills]
24. Sons and Lovers [Leander]
25. Thinkin' Ain't for Me [Rooms]
26. I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy [Leander]
27. Free Me [Leander/London]
28. Sonny Boy Williamson [Jones/Bruce]
29. Just Like a Woman [Dylan]
30. Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James [Stephens/Carter]
31. Each and Every Day [Hugg]
32. Ha! Ha! Said the Clown [Hazzard]
33. The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) [Dylan]
34. My Name Is Jack [Simon]
35. So Long Dad [Newman]
36. Box Office Draw [D'Abo]
37. I Wanna Be Rich [Hugg]
38. Up the Junction (Theme) [Hugg]
39. Sing Songs of Love [Hugg/Hugg/Gill]
40. Cubist Town [McGuinness/Perrett]
41. Fox on the Run [Hazzard]
42. Ragamuffin Man [Murray/Callander]
43. Please Mrs. Henry [Dylan]
44. Little Miss Understood [DAbo]
45. Belinda [DAbo]
46. Free as a Bird [DAbo/Smith]
47. Blue Suede Shoes Again [Hugg]
48. Tonight [Hugg]
49. Ski-Full of Fitness Theme [Hugg]
50. On the Brink [Vickers]
51. When I'm Dead and Gone [Gallagher/Lyle]
52. Malt and Barley Blues [Gallagher/Lyle]
53. Happy Bithday Ruthy Baby [Gallagher/Lyle]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.