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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: The Alan Parsons Project, Gong, Iona, Man, Sky, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Pallas, Karnataka, The Lodge, Clouds, The Alan Bown Set, In Case of Fire, Core Project, Drama, Mach One, Jade Warrior, Landmarq, Janysium, Arena, Cyan, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Mojo Fury, Kingdom Come, Jon & Vangelis, Caravan of Dreams, Toe Fat, Breathing Space, Skin Alley, FC, Fusion Orchestra, Harsh Reality, Mogul Thrash, Litmus, Qango, Gnidrolog, In Cahoots, Tempest, Manning, Riff Raff, Stairway, Beggars Opera, The Polite Force, Fruupp, Soft Heap, Mirkwood, Airbridge, ProjeKct X, Mashu, Aviator, Headspace - British progressive rock band, Zzebra, Forever More, Comedy of Errors, Iris. Excerpt: Man are a rock band from South Wales whose style is a mixture of West Coast psychedelia, progressive rock, blues and country-rock. Formed in 1968 as a reincarnation of Welsh rock harmony group ''The Bystanders'', Man are renowned for the extended jams in their live performances, and having had numerous line up changes. Man evolved out of The Bystanders, a successful close harmony pop group from Merthyr Tydfil who played numerous club residencies in Wales, often playing several clubs a night. The Bystanders issued eight singles, including "98.6" (#45 in UK Singles Chart, in February 1967) which featured in the 2009 film, The Boat That Rocked (although Keith's version was the bigger hit, reaching #24 in the UK) and "When Jesamine Goes," written by their manager Ronnie Scott and Marty Wilde under the pseudonyms of Frere Manston and Jack Gellar, which was later covered by The Casuals as "Jesamine" and got to #2 in the UK Chart. They also recorded sessions of cover versions for the BBC as rules restricting needle time required "live" performances between the records during the 1960s; becoming regulars on the ''Jimmy Young Show'', "The David Symonds Show" and ...