Mantis - Mantis
Genre: Rock
Singer: Mantis
Title: Mantis
Short-info: Label: Sweet Plum ‎– MA 952
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Canada
Date of released: 1973
Category: Rock
Style: Prog Rock, Pop Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock
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Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 I Don't Ever Want To Get Married
Arranged By – Mantis Written-By, Keyboards – Rick ElgerWritten-By, Lead Vocals – Christine Williams
3:05
A2 Communique
Written-By, Bass – Martin SwerdlowWritten-By, Keyboards – Rick ElgerWritten-By, Lead Vocals – Christine Williams
2:58
A3 Walking Away
Arranged By – Mantis Written-By, Keyboards – Rick Elger
2:46
A4 What Does It Take
Arranged By – Mantis Written-By, Bass – Martin Swerdlow
3:38
A5 Fred
Arranged By – Mantis
6:30
B1 Hollywood Eyes
Arranged By – Mantis Written-By, Keyboards – Rick Elger
3:10
B2 National Blues
Written-By, Keyboards – Rick Elger
2:45
B3 Take Me Back
Arranged By – Mantis Written-By, Keyboards – Rick Elger
2:53
B4 Eyes Of Fire
Written-By, Bass – Martin SwerdlowWritten-By, Lead Vocals – Christine Williams
8:54

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – A&M Records
  • Recorded At – RCA Studios, Toronto
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – 1973
  • Record Company – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
  • Produced For – Much Productions Ltd.

Credits

  • Art Direction – Carole Risch
  • Artwork By – M.C. Escher
  • Bass – Martin Swerdlow
  • Conductor – Martin Swerdlow
  • Drums – Mark Bajona
  • Engineer – Mark Smith
  • Executive Producer – Bill Hill
  • Guitar – Philip Acker
  • Guitar, Vocals – Daniel Hutchison
  • Horns – Guido Bassa, Moe Koffman
  • Keyboards, Synthesizer, Piano, Organ, Vocals – Rick Elger
  • Lead Vocals – Christine Williams
  • Orchestrated By – Martin Swerdlow
  • Photography, Liner Notes – John Rowlands

Notes

Album comes in a foil front cover with the stylized black jacket font & artwork design by Carole Risch taken from the lower half of M.C. Escher's 1935 artwork etching "Dream" sans background.

'Reproduction of M.C. Escher's "DREAM" courtesy of the M.C. Escher Foundation' is printed in black text along the bottom spine of the record sleeve.

Tracklist on back of jacket differs from label arrangements.

Liner notes: Special Thanks to The Swinging Shepherd

Harmonica is heard on several tracks but no band member credit is given on the album.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout: (Side A Runout, Etched): 50.249/253-2 SNG
  • Matrix / Runout: (Side B Runout, Etched): 50.254/257 SNB
  • Matrix / Runout: (Side A Label): MA 952 50.249/253
  • Matrix / Runout: (Side B Label): MA 952 50.254/257


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