The Twang Dynasty is the tenth studio album by the Welsh progressive rock band Man

Man (band)

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...

, but the first to be released after their reformation in 1983.

Man had recorded an album of new material in Germany, the year they reformed, but fell out with the producer, who was also the album’s promoter, so the album was never issued. The Twang Dynasty was recorded over two weeks in August and two weeks in September 1992, and released on 14 November 1992, sixteen years after their previous studio album.
The album includes the track "Fast and Dangerous" which was used on trailers for Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse is a Welsh actor, writer and comedian. He became known for his work with Harry Enfield and as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch show, The Fast Show. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was in the top 50 comedy acts voted for by comedians and comedy insiders...

’s Fast Show, although the band were not paid for this.

Track listing

1. "A Feather on the Scales of Justice" (Man) – 7:28
2. "Mad on Her" (Man) – 6:59
3. "Jumpin' Like a Kangaroo" (Ace) – 4:46
4. "The Chimes at Midnight" (Man) – 5:25
5. "The Price (Ellis, Man) – 5:57
6. "Circumstances" (Leonard, Simmons) – 4:45
7. "Women" (Man) – 4:29
8. "The Chinese Cut" (Man) – 3:54
9. "Out of the Darkness" (Man) – 5:36
10. "Fast and Dangerous" (Man) – 5:33
11. "The Wings of Mercury (Man) – 5:24

Personnel

• Martin Ace – bass
  Bass guitar
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   and vocals
• Micky Jones – guitar
  Guitar
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   and vocals
• Deke Leonard
  Deke Leonard
  Roger "Deke" Leonard is a rock musician, "serving a life sentence in the music business." Best known as a member of the progressive rock band Man, which he joined and left several times, and for fronting his own rock and roll band Iceberg, which he formed and disbanded several times, he is also...
  
   – guitar and vocals
• John Weathers
  John Weathers
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   – drums
  Drum kit
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  and vocals