As Was

As Was (also styled AsWas) is an EP by Manfred Mann (shown as Manfred Mann with Paul Jones), released in 1966. The EP is a 7-inch vinyl record and released in mono with the catalogue number His Master's Voice-EMI 7EG 8962.

At the time the EP was released, Paul Jones had already left the band and the new Manfred Mann line-up with Mike d'Abo, concurrently released their first album, As Is, on Fontana.

Track listing
Side 1


 * 1) "I Can't Believe What You Say" (Ike Turner)
 * 2) "That's All I Ever Want From You Baby" (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry)

Side 2


 * 1) "Driva Man" (Max Roach, Oscar Brown Jr.)
 * 2) "It's Getting Late" (Mann, Hugg, Jones, McGuinness)

Personnel

 * Manfred Mann – keyboards
 * Mike Hugg - drums and vibes
 * Paul Jones – vocals, harmonica, maracas


 * Henry Lowther - trumpet and flute (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say")
 * Lyn Dobson - saxophone (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say")
 * Tom McGuinness - guitar (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say"), bass guitar  ("I Can't Believe What You Say")
 * Jack Bruce - bass guitar (all tracks except "I Can't Believe What You Say")
 * Mike Vickers - guitar (only on "I Can't Believe What You Say")

Chart performance
This EP reached number 4 in the UK EPs Chart.