Evolution (Magnum album)

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Evolution
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Compilation album by
Magnum
Released14 November 2011
Recorded2001 – 2011
Genre Rock
Length69:38
Label SPV/Steamhammer
Producer Tony Clarkin
Magnum chronology
The Visitation
(2011)		Evolution
(2011)		 On the 13th Day
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Evolution is a retrospective compilation album by the English rock band Magnum, released by SPV/Steamhammer on 11 November 2011 in Germany and 14 November in the UK and the rest of Europe. The album marks the tenth anniversary of the band since their reformation in 2001, as well as the band's tenth anniversary with SPV GmbH. [3]

Contents

The album features material culled from the band's last five releases by SPV in re-recorded, remixed and remastered form, including two new songs.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tony Clarkin.

No.TitleLength
1."That Holy Touch" (remix)4:47
2."Just Like January" (remix)4:38
3."Brand New Morning" (remix)5:52
4."Immigrant Son" (remix)5:31
5."When We Were Younger" (remix)6:48
6."Out of the Shadows" (remix)6:38
7."All My Bridges" (remix)4:40
8."Blood on Your Barbed Wire Thorns" (remix)6:50
9."The Visitation" (remix)5:48
10."Wild Angels" (remix)5:40
11."The Fall" (new recording)5:38
12."Do You Know Who You Are?" (new recording)6:49

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "Magnum - Evolution: 2001-2011 review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  2. ↑ Hotten, Jon (March 2012). "Magnum - Evolution". Classic Rock (168): 106.
  3. ↑ Lytollis, Roger (December 1, 2011). "Rock band Magnum launching new Carlisle music venue". The Cumberland News . Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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