The Biography will be amended to cover albums released after Geoff's death at some time in the future.

1956
11th April
Edmund Geoffrey Mann makes his grand entrance in Altrincham Hospital, Cheshire. Two weeks later, knowing the writing is on the wall, Rocky Marciano announces his retirement.

1974
September
Arrives at Reading University to study Fine Art and finds himself lodged in the same halls of residence as Andy Revell. The two meet when Geoff knocks on Andy’s door to ask what record he is playing only to find it is Andy playing the guitar.

1975
Forms ‘Canvas’, a ‘live painting’ group, with two other first year students. Performances are limited to one show in Reading High Street and an exhibition in nearby Basingstoke. The exhibition is mainly one of drunken rowdiness.

1977
Along with close friend Pete Lawrence writes, produces and stars in several performance events including the revues Piles and Crabs. Later in the year the pair collaborate on the mini-epic Christmas at the O.K. Corral which was billed as an ‘anti-war games media manipulation event’, something you don’t see too often these days.

1978
February
The Andy Revell Band, featuring Andy on guitar and Brian Devoil on drums, wins the Reading University talent competition. Geoff is gainfully employed as a backdrop painter and general roadie alongside Rick Battersby who is entrusted with command of the dry ice machine.
July
Becomes a graduate after receiving a Bachelors Honours Degree in Fine Art.
September
Relinquishes bachelorhood by marrying Jane Day. A whirlwind romance as they had only been going out for a couple of months but they had been friends for ‘almost a year’. Andy Revell and Rick Battersby act as ushers at the wedding.
October
First of many one-man exhibitions of paintings and sketches.

1979
June
Geoff performs at a Midsummer Rock Concert at Reading University with his friends Andy and Brian who, following the addition of Clive Mitten on bass guitar, had changed their name to Twelfth Night.
September
Following a couple of open air gigs in the summer the band retire to Geoff’s parents house for rehearsals taking Rick Battersby with them whom it has been discovered is a classically trained pianist. Whilst in Manchester the five-piece band performs a memorable gig to an audience of 10-year-olds in Salford. Geoff decides to stay in Manchester to paint and continue his working relationship with close friend Pete Lawrence.

1980
March
Geoff maintains contact with Twelfth Night and even writes a review of one of their gigs at The Target Club in Reading.

1981
March
Geoff and Pete Lawrence play support dates for the Instrumental Twelfth Night as the wacky improvisation duo The God Stars, having honed their performance skills opening for such acts as The Poison Girls.
July
Seventh exhibition of paintings since 1978 opens in the North West of England. During this time Geoff also completed the unperformed stage play Sidney’s Armchair.
August
Geoff ‘rejoins’ Twelfth Night as full-time vocalist. First gig is in front of 30,000 people opening the Reading festival, a double honour as they are the first local band to appear at the festival.
December
Twelfth Night release cassette album Smiling at Grief, a collection of demos recorded in the preceding three months in the hope of attracting record company interest.

1982
October
Twelfth Night single Eleanor Rigby/East of Eden released on Revo Records.
December
Twelfth Night album Fact and Fiction released on their own label after buying the album back from Revo Records in order to maintain artistic control.

1983
12 August
Geoff and Jane’s first son, Thomas, is born. Sixteen days later the whole Mann Clan is present at the Reading Rock festival where Twelfth Night performs on the Sunday afternoon.
November
Geoff amicably leaves Twelfth Night after two sell out shows at The Marquee. As Geoff had communicated his decision to leave the band a couple of months previously it allows time to make arrangements for the final concerts to be recorded for a live album. It also gives the rest of the band time to compose a ‘touching’ farewell instrumental for Geoff, The End of The Endless Majority, which (after years of rumour and speculation) we can now officially confirm that this refers to the fact that with Geoff's departure the the band was left with more uncircumcised members than circumcised. Now there's a thing eh!

1984
February
Twelfth Night live album Live and Let Live released during tour with new vocalist Andy Sears.
March
Geoff's first self-financed solo album Chants Would be a Fine Thing released on cassette. Geoff performs most of the material himself although various friends and relatives make ‘guest’ appearances. Geoff starts performing solo shows which will include in the coming months several appearances at The Marquee in London, often supporting bands like IQ whom he had got to know when they were support acts for Twelfth Night. At a couple of shows Geoff encores with Love Song including one memorable occasion where Geoff is joined by Clive Mitten on guitar and Andy Sears on harmony vocals.
September
Geoff's second solo album I May Sing Grace released on Food for Thought Records, an off-shoot of Music For Nations who had released Geoff’s farewell live album with Twelfth Night. Songs are given a fuller arrangement with various local musicians adding ‘the professional bits’.

1985
August
A play written and performed in by Geoff, A Convenient Day performed in London and on the Fringe at Edinburgh.
February
Geoff's third solo album Psalm Enchanted Evening released on vinyl by Geoff’s own Wobbly Records. As it is another self-financed release the album is more of an individual effort than its predecessor. Geoff forms a new band, The Bond, with Steve Ridley on keyboards/computer things/very occasional blowing-type saxophone thing and Dave Mortimer on the infamous Ghastly Green Gibson Guitar. Dave had played on all three of Geoff’s previous solo albums and so should have known what he was letting himself in for. Drumming effects came courtesy of ‘Roland’, the friendly, but a nightmare to programme, drum machine. At several concerts Roland is replaced by Andy Mason who, despite adding a bit more fluidity to the band never manages to record with them, aside from two demos, which have subsequently been used on Peace Offering and Recorded Delivery.

1986
2nd January
James Mann born. Shares a birthday (but different age) with Roger Miller - go look on google! Different genre, but may be aspiring to a similar career.
September
Begins training for ordination into The Church of England whilst maintaining his musical career with The Bond.

1987
May
Geoff produces, sings backing vocals and programmes drum machines on Marc Catley's EP, The Peel Tower Hop.
July
The Bond release the vinyl album Won by One on Marshall Pickering Records, a Christian music label.
October
In one of those ironic twists of fate The Bond are supported at The Marquee by Rick Battersby, Brian Devoil, Andy Revell, and new singer/bass guitarist Martyn Watson after Twelfth Night implode following the commercial disappointment of their XII album on Virgin Records. Geoff reunites with his ex-bandmates for a rendition of The Creep Show and the obligatory encore of Love Song during which they are joined on stage by Andy Sears.

1988
July
Marc Catley and Geoff Mann release the cassette album Indifference on the Plankton Records label.
August
Marshal Pickering Records release Prints of Peace, the second vinyl album by The Bond.

1989
January
Final Marquee concert by The Bond sees Brian Devoil behind the drum kit for a rare performance as a four-piece. The concert is recorded in a lo-tech fashion and offered as an inexpensive memento for anyone who is interested.
February
The demise of The Bond leads Geoff to form a more rock oriented A Geoff Mann Band, with John Maycraft (guitar), Paul Keeble (bass) and Gary Mitchell (drums). A real drummer! Geoff gets very excited.
July
Geoff is ordained a deacon at Manchester Cathedral, and begins work as a curate at Christs' Church Harwood.

1990
May
The first A Geoff Mann Band album, Loud Symbols is released on Food for Thought Records. There is much rejoicing as this is Geoff's first release on CD.
July
Geoff is ordained a priest at Bolton Parish Church.
1st September
Bethany Mann born. Rocky Marciano was also born this day in 1923. Yes that's the same chap who announced his retirement just after Geoff was born. Interesting but not at all spooky.

1991
March
Twelfth Night album Collectors Item released on Music for Nations. The album gathers material from all periods of the band’s career but was significant as it saw the reuniting of Twelfth Night to record the 20 minute epic The Collector, the last thing that Geoff wrote with the band before leaving seven and a half years earlier. In addition, a newly recorded version of Love Song is also included on the album.
May
Marc Catley & Geoff Mann release the instrumental album The Off The End Of The Pier Show on Plankton Records.
October
After a change of name to "Eh! Geoff Mann Band", the band release Ministry Of The Interior, their second album for Food for Thought Records.

1992
February
A CD, Fine Difference, a compilation of the cassette album Indifference and several other tracks by Geoff (from Chants Would Be A Fine Thing) and Marc never before available on CD is released.
May
Geoff's forth solo album Second Chants is released on the Dutch SI Records label. It is intended as a follow up to his first solo effort, the cassette album Chants Would Be A Fine Thing.
July
Casino, a collaboration with Clive Nolan of Pendragon and Shadowlands (with Guest appearances from several other progressive musicians, including another reunion with Twelfth Night drummer Brian Devoil) is released on SI Records.
September
After being unwell for several months Geoff is diagnosed as having Crohns' disease, although this doesn’t prevent him from being inducted as vicar of St. Luke's, Deeplish in Rochdale, Lancashire.
November
Geoff’s new doctor in Rochdale expresses concerns over the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease and after further tests a new diagnosis of intestinal cancer is confirmed.

1993
February
Following inoperable spread of the cancer to the liver, Geoff dies at home in Rochdale.
July
Twelfth Night live album Live and Let Live is re-released on CD featuring three extra tracks, including the encore Love Song which was secretly recorded by the staff of The Marquee Studios as a departing gift for Geoff.

1994
April
"In One Era...", a compilation of I May Sing Grace and Psalm Enchanted Evening is released on CD by Cyclops Records. The concept, title and cover for the album had been arranged by Geoff before his death.
October
A tribute album, mannerisms, is released to raise money for Geoff's family and Cancer Research. It features 11 songs, originally written or performed by Geoff, played by bands and friends who knew and worked with him over his 10-year musical career.