The Land of Pure Imagination is the U.S. debut album of former Jellyfish

Jellyfish (band)

Jellyfish were a power pop band from San Francisco. It formed after Beatnik Beatch broke up in 1989. The core members were drummer/singer/songwriter Andy Sturmer and keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Roger Joseph Manning, Jr...

 founder Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., released in 2006.

The album is based largely on his Japan

Japan

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 only debut album Solid State Warrior

Solid State Warrior

Solid State Warrior is the debut album by Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., a CD available only in Japan which was released on March 2, 2006.The album had previously been available online through the Weedshare music distribution service, being released on March 28, 2005.-CD: PCCY-01764:All songs written...

, released earlier that year. The tracks "What You Don't Know About The Girl", "Sleep Children" and "'Til We Meet Again" being replaced on The Land of Pure Imagination by the tracks "Pray for the Many", "In the Name of Romance" and "Appleby".

Reception

Power of Pop gives the CD an A+, saying it "deserves to be in the collection of every fan of great pop music..." and suggests that it should "be spoken of in the same hushed tones as that Jellyfish masterpiece, Spilt Milk".

CD: CDL29

All songs written by Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.

1. "The Land of Pure Imagination" – 6:01
2. "Too Late for Us Now" – 3:23
3. "Wish It Would Rain" – 5:42
4. "The Loser" – 3:36
5. "Sandman" – 3:37
6. "Pray for the Many" – 3:02
7. "Dragonfly" – 5:19
8. "Creeple People" – 5:31
9. "In the Name of Romance" – 5:26
10. "You Were Right" – 5:43
11. "Appleby" – 5:30

Musicians

• Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. - music
  Music
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   and lyrics
• Trumpet
  Trumpet
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   on "In the Name of Romance" by Mike McGuffey

Production

• Produced
  Record producer
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   by Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.
• Mixed
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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   and mastered
  Audio mastering
  Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
  
   by John Paterno
• Photos
  Photograph
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   and Art Design
  Cover art
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   by Ross Harris
  Ross Harris
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External links

• Roger Joseph Manning Jr. talks to Rhino.com about The Land of Pure Imagination