Signs

~ Recording by Five Man Electrical Band

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Signs?:??Five Man Electrical BandGood‐byes and ButterfliesFive Man Electrical BandAlbum
MGM RecordsSE-4725
1.1Signs4:05Five Man Electrical BandGood‐byes and Butterflies (“marijuana” cover art)Five Man Electrical BandAlbum
Polydor (British label, see annotation)2424 020
1.1Signs4:05Five Man Electrical BandGood‐byes and ButterfliesFive Man Electrical BandAlbum
Polydor (British label, see annotation)2424 020
2.11Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandToday's Super Greats - 3 Record SetVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (international budget record label)TC-211
1.1Signs4:04Five Man Electrical BandThe Power of the Five Man Electrical BandFive Man Electrical BandAlbum
Polydor (British label, see annotation)PD 6029
1.7Signs4:05Five Man Electrical BandSuper Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 6Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-04-04
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70926
1.7Signs4:05Five Man Electrical BandSuper Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 6Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1990-04-04
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70926
1.16Signs4:05The Five Man Electrical BandMade in Canada: Our Rock ’n’ Roll History, Volume 3: Eclectic Avenue (1965–1974)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)KCD1-7158
1.6Signs4:01Five Man Electrical Band70’s Greatest Rock Hits, Volume 10: Hitchin’ a RideVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1991-07-10
Priority Records (US hip hop)CDL 8670
1.16Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandSongs of ProtestVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 70734
1.7Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandSuperhits: 1971Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicOPCD-2649
1.2Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandThe Greatest Hits of the 70’s, Volume 4Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1993
Platinum Disc Corporation (La Crosse, WI)S21-56806
1.7Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandAM Gold: 1971 (unchanged Super Hits reissue)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music, Warner Special ProductsAMI-06, OPCD-2649A
2.6Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandNo. 1 70’s Rock AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1995-08-14
PolyTel525 948-2
1.1Signs (LP version)4:04Five Man Electrical BandAbsolutely Right: The Best of Five Man Electrical BandFive Man Electrical BandAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (British label, see annotation)314 523 331-2, 314-523 331-2
1.7Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandAM Gold: 1971Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music, Warner Special ProductsAM1-06, OPCD-2649A
3.4Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandOh What a FeelingVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • CA1996-01-24
Juno RecordsJUNO-25-1, JUNO-25-2, JUNO-25-3, JUNO-25-4
1.3Signs4:05Five Man Electrical Band'70'S Radio Hits, Volume 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-06-10
Rhino (reissue label)R2 72685
1.9Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandAM Gold: Radio Hits ’69‐’74: Pop TreasuresVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music314545920-2, M183-33
2.12Signs4:02Five Man Electrical Band70s Music Explosion: EscapeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time-Life, Time–Life Music200289-2 B0005000-02, 20289-2
3.17Signs4:02Five Man Electrical BandBarry Williams Presents: 70’s Music ExplosionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-09-12
Time–Life Music
2.6Signs4:02Five Man Electrical BandFlower Power: The Time of the SeasonVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-11-13
EMI Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music, Rhino Custom Products (retail, mail order and premium use compilations for WMG catalog)09463-82175-2-7, 21786-2, OPCD-8067
4.6Signs4:02Five Man Electrical BandFlower Power: The Music of the Love Generation (10 CD Boxset)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicBOX 21802-1
1.1Signs4:04Five Man Electrical Band20th Century Masters: The Best of Five Man Electrical BandFive Man Electrical BandAlbum + Compilation
  • CA2009-11-03
Universal Music Canada
2.12Signs4:02Five Man Electrical BandPop Goes the '70s: Love Will Keep Us TogetherVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-05-04
Time–Life Music30709-D
6.12Signs4:02Five Man Electrical BandPop Goes the ’70sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-05-04
Time–Life Music30709-D
1.6Signs4:04Five Man Electrical Band70s Pop AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Canada0254795558
1.10Signs4:04Five Man Electrical BandFrat Rock: The ’70sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.1Signs4:05Five Man Electrical BandGood‐byes and ButterfliesFive Man Electrical BandAlbum
Polydor (British label, see annotation)2424 020
1.12Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandPeople Gotta Be FreeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.1Signs4:06Five Man Electrical BandThe Best ofFive Man Electrical BandAlbum + Compilation
MW 010
Bootleg
1.1Signs4:02Five Man Electrical BandGood‐byes and ButterfliesFive Man Electrical BandAlbum
Big PinkBIG PINK 454
1.1Signs4:02Five Man Electrical BandGood‐byes and ButterfliesFive Man Electrical BandAlbum
  • JP2017-01-31
Big Pink, ViViD SOUND (imprint of VIVID SOUND CORPORATION, Japan)BIG PINK 454, VSCD-5703
(unknown)
1.12Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandPeople Gotta Be FreeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
3.4Signs4:03Five Man Electrical BandOh What a Feeling (Tracks 6, 8 and 11 on Disc 2 are different from official release.)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

sampled by:Don’t Let the Man Get You Down by Fatboy Slim
recording of:Signs

Related works

Signs

lyricist and composer:Les Emmerson
later parody versions:Lions