MANFRED MANN Hit Mann: The Essential Singles 1963-1969 (2008 Australian exclusive 28-track CD album - this comprehensive multi-label collection features the very best of their recordings for HMV 1963-1966 & Fontana/Mercury 1966-1969. Seen as part of the all encompassing British Invasion of the early 60s, Manfred Mann was far from a standard British Beat band. Always musically adept & diverse with a command of gritty R&B, jazz, rock & accomplished pop,they possessed a deft commercial touch, delivering a staggering 17 UK & 4 US Top 40 hits before the decade had expired!)