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Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Solar Fire (Polydor 1973)
I'm not really up on all the ins and outs of how the guy that hit with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" ended up making funky prog jazz-rock. But I'm glad he did!

Manfred Mann 's Earth Band - "Pluto the Dog"

Manfred Mann 's Earth Band - "In the Beginning, Darkness"