Razamanaz Explained

Razamanaz
Type:	studio
Artist:	Nazareth
Cover:	Razamanaz.jpg
Released:	May 1973^[1]
Studio:	The Ganghut, Jamestown, Scotland with Pye Mobile Unit
Genre:	Hard rock
Length:	34:24
Label:	Mooncrest
Producer:	Roger Glover
Prev Title:	Exercises
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Loud 'n' Proud
Next Year:	1973

Razamanaz is the third studio album by the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, released in May 1973. It was the band's first LP record to break the charts and was produced by Roger Glover of Deep Purple, who the band was on tour with at the time. "Woke Up This Morning" was re-recorded for this album.

Track listing

2001 30th Anniversary Bonus Track

• This remastered CD added three bonus tracks and extensive liner-notes:
• The master tapes for tracks 10 and 11 could not be located and here were 'cleaned up' from vinyl.

2010 Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks

• BBC sessions were recorded at Maida Vale Studios for the Bob Harris Show on BBC Radio 1. Producer: Pete Rizkema. Engineer: Bill Aitken. First transmission date: 26 March 1973.

Covers

• "Razamanaz" was covered by US punk band The Meatmen on their 1985 album War of the Superbikes.
• "Razamanaz" was covered by Danish technical thrash metal band Artillery on their 1990 album By Inheritance.
• "Razamanaz" was also recorded by Quiet Riot vocalist Kevin DuBrow, it appears on In for the Kill, a 2004 covers album.
• "Razamanaz" was also recorded by the Supersuckers. It appears on the 1992 compilation album The Songs All Sound the Same, listed as "Razzmanazz".
• "Razamanaz" was covered by Norwegian metal band Artch on their 1991 album For the Sake of Mankind.
• "Razamanaz" was covered by Swedish heavy metal band Morgana Lefay on their 1993 album Knowing Just as I.
• "Razamanaz" was covered by English heavy metal band Saxon on their 2023 album More Inspirations.

Personnel

Nazareth

• Dan McCafferty – lead vocals
• Darrell Sweet – drums, percussion, backing vocals, liner notes
• Pete Agnew – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Manny Charlton – electric and acoustic guitars, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals

Technical

• Roger Glover – producer, bass guitar, percussion
• Alan Perkins – recording engineer (Pye Mobile Recording Unit)
• Geoffrey Emerick – sound engineer (AIR)
• Patrick Watters, Fin Costello – photography
• Mike Brown – remastering
• Robert M. Corich – remastering, liner notes, recovery of bonus tracks
• Dave Field – design

External links

• Lyrics to songs from Razamanaz

Notes and References

1. Book: The Great Rock Discography. 1995. 576. 9780862415419. Strong. Martin Charles.
2. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. 1st. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 2006. 978-951-1-21053-5. fi.