"This isn't just the album that puts the superfluous 'd' in Paget Rooms," writes a reviewer.

"It must also be one of the best live albums ever -- no, make that one of the best albums of any kind."

High praise.

If valid to even the remotest extent, such a statement would comfortably make Man's album Live at the Padget Rooms the greatest musical achievement to ever come out of Penarth.

Although perhaps not everyone's cup of tea, it is an indisputable gem of psych/prog rock - and it was the product of a performance in our very own Paget (no 'd') Rooms.

Recorded on 8 April 1972, it's a raw 37 minutes of trippy vocals and extended jams interspersed with rapturous applause from an awestruck and largely local crowd.

If not for this last element and the energy of the recording, one could be forgiven for thinking it was cut in the studio - such is the tightness of the band.

The group - assembled from across South Wales - wanted to record its first full live album on home soil, and chose the Paget Rooms due to its capacity of roughly 500 - well-suited to the relatively niche band.

It has since entered the world of Penarthian folklore.

One attendee referred to it as "the best night ever".

Another, resident Andrew Coslett, said: "One of the best live gigs I've ever seen. Legends of Welsh rock bands!"

The front cover states "Special Limited Edition For Man Fans" and only 8000 copies were pressed.

These were sold at a budget-price (£1.49) and sold out within a week, so it entered the UK mid-priced LP chart at number one, and the next week had totally disappeared.

It was then unavailable for 30 years until it was released on CD in 2002.

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Listen to this track for a flavour of the night: Many Are Called Few Get Up