''As Was'' (also styled ''AsWas'') is an EP by

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(shown as ''Manfred Mann with Paul Jones''), released in 1966. The EP is a

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and released in

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with the catalogue number

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7EG 8962. At the time the EP was released, Paul Jones had already left the band and the new Manfred Mann line-up with

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, concurrently released their first album, ''

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'', on Fontana.

Track listing

Side 1 # " I Can't Believe What You Say" (

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) # "That's All I Ever Want From You Baby" (

Ellie Greenwich Eleanor Louise Greenwich (October 23, 1940 – August 26, 2009) was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Da Doo Ron Ron", " Be My Baby", " Maybe I Know", " Then He Kissed Me", " Do Wah Diddy Did ...

Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Tell Laura I Love Her" (written with Ben Raleigh and a ...

) Side 2 # " Driva Man" (

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, Oscar Brown Jr.) # "It's Getting Late" (Mann, Hugg, Jones, McGuinness)

Personnel

– keyboards *

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- drums and vibes * Paul Jones – vocals, harmonica, maracas * Henry Lowther - trumpet and flute (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say") * Lyn Dobson - saxophone (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say") * Tom McGuinness - guitar (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say"), bass guitar ("I Can't Believe What You Say") *

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- bass guitar (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say") *

Mike Vickers Michael Graham Vickers (born 18 April 1940) is an English musician who came to prominence as the guitarist, flautist, and saxophonist with the 1960s band Manfred Mann. Early life Vickers was born in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. At the age of ...

- guitar (only on "I Can't Believe What You Say")

Chart performance

This EP reached number 4 in the UK EPs Chart.

References

;Footnotes {{Manfred Mann 1966 EPs EMI Records EPs Manfred Mann EPs His Master's Voice EPs