# As Was

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{{Infobox album
| name         = As Was
| type         = EP
| artist       = [Manfred Mann](/source/Manfred_Mann) with [Paul Jones](/source/Paul_Jones_(singer))
| cover        = AsWasManfredMann.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = 21 October 1966
| recorded     = 5 & 16 March 1965<br>
28 February & 11 March 1966
| venue        = 
| studio       = [EMI Studios](/source/EMI_Studios), London
| genre        = [British R&B](/source/British_R%26B), [jazz-rock](/source/jazz-rock)
| length       = 
| language     = [English](/source/English_language)
| label        = [His Master's Voice](/source/His_Master's_Voice_(British_record_label))
| producer     = [John Burgess](/source/John_Burgess_(record_producer))
| prev_title   = [As Is](/source/As_Is_(album))
| prev_year    = 1966
| next_title   = [Instrumental Assassination](/source/Instrumental_Assassination)
| next_year    = 1966
| misc = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [Manfred Mann](/source/Manfred_Mann) [EP](/source/Extended_Play)
 | type       = EP
 | prev_title = [Instrumental Asylum](/source/Instrumental_Asylum)
 | prev_year  = 1966
 | title      = As Was
 | year       = 1966
 | next_title = [Instrumental Assassination](/source/Instrumental_Assassination)
 | next_year  = 1966
}}
}}

'''''As Was''''' (also styled ''AsWas'') is an [EP](/source/Extended_play) by [Manfred Mann](/source/Manfred_Mann) (shown as ''Manfred Mann with [Paul Jones](/source/Paul_Jones_(singer))''), released in 1966. The EP is a [7-inch](/source/7-inch) [vinyl record](/source/vinyl_record) and released in [mono](/source/Monaural) with the catalogue number [His Master's Voice](/source/His_Master's_Voice_(British_record_label)) 7EG 8962.

At the time the EP was released, Paul Jones had already left the band and the new Manfred Mann line-up with [Mike d'Abo](/source/Mike_d'Abo), concurrently released their first album, ''[As Is](/source/As_Is_(album))'', on Fontana.

==Track listing==

'''Side 1'''

# "[I Can't Believe What You Say](/source/I_Can't_Believe_What_You_Say_(for_Seeing_What_You_Do))" ([Ike Turner](/source/Ike_Turner))
# "That's All I Ever Want From You Baby" ([Ellie Greenwich](/source/Ellie_Greenwich), [Jeff Barry](/source/Jeff_Barry))

'''Side 2'''

# "[Driva Man](/source/We_Insist!)" ([Max Roach](/source/Max_Roach), [Oscar Brown Jr.](/source/Oscar_Brown_Jr.))
# "It's Getting Late" (Mann, Hugg, Jones, McGuinness)

==Personnel==
* [Manfred Mann](/source/Manfred_Mann) – keyboards
* [Mike Hugg](/source/Mike_Hugg) – drums and vibes
* [Paul Jones](/source/Paul_Jones_(singer)) – vocals, harmonica, maracas
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* [Henry Lowther](/source/Henry_Lowther_(musician)) – trumpet and flute (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say")
* [Lyn Dobson](/source/Lyn_Dobson) – saxophone (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say")
* [Tom McGuinness](/source/Tom_McGuinness_(musician)) – guitar  (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say"), bass guitar  ("I Can't Believe What You Say")
* [Jack Bruce](/source/Jack_Bruce) – bass guitar  (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say")
* [Mike Vickers](/source/Mike_Vickers) – guitar (only on "I Can't Believe What You Say")

==Chart performance==
This EP reached number 4 in the UK EPs Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tsort.info/music/m0wbcs.htm|title = Obsolete album artist page}}</ref>

==References==
;Footnotes
{{Reflist}}

{{Manfred Mann}}

Category:1966 EPs
Category:EMI Records EPs
Category:Manfred Mann EPs
Category:His Master's Voice EPs

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