Foundation (Magnum album)

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Foundation
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Box set by
Magnum
ReleasedMay 1990
Recorded1978–1985
LengthDisc 1: 39:36
Disc 2: 40:33
Disc 3: 35:19
Disc 4: 39:38
Disc 5: 45:49
Disc 6: 70:10
Label FM Records
Producer Jake Commander
Leo Lyons
Jeff Glixman
Tony Clarkin
Kit Woolven
Magnum chronology
Invasion Live
(1989)		Foundation
(1990)		 Goodnight L.A.
(1990)

Foundation is a box set by the English rock band Magnum. It was released in 1990 by FM Records.

Contents

Track listing

All Tracks written by Tony Clarkin.

Disc 1: Kingdom of Madness

  1. "In the Beginning" — 7:52
  2. "Baby Rock Me" — 4:05
  3. "Universe" — 3:45
  4. "Kingdom of Madness" — 4:25
  5. "All That Is Real" — 3:48
  6. "Bringer" — 3:58
  7. "Invasion" — 3:22
  8. "Lords of Chaos" — 3:21
  9. "All Come Together" — 4:53

Disc 2: Magnum II

  1. "Great Adventure" — 4:54
  2. "Changes" — 3:15
  3. "The Battle" — 2:10
  4. "If I Could Live Forever" — 4:02
  5. "Reborn" — 5:45
  6. "So Cold the Night" — 4:04
  7. "Foolish Heart" — 3:13
  8. "Stayin' Alive" — 3:22
  9. "Firebird" — 4:47
  10. "All of My Life" — 4:43

Disc 3: Chase the Dragon

  1. "Soldier of the Line" — 4:16
  2. "On the Edge of the World" — 4:22
  3. "The Spirit" — 4:17
  4. "Sacred Hour" — 5:35
  5. "Walking the Straight Line" — 4:53
  6. "We All Play the Game" — 4:07
  7. "The Teacher" — 3:21
  8. "The Lights Burned Out" — 4:32

Disc 4: The Eleventh Hour

  1. "The Prize" — 3:39
  2. "Breakdown" — 3:59
  3. "The Great Disaster" — 3:46
  4. "Vicious Companions" — 3:36
  5. "So Far Away" — 4:35
  6. "Hit and Run" — 3:39
  7. "One Night of Passion" — 3:48
  8. "The Word" — 4:54
  9. "Young and Precious Souls" — 4:03
  10. "Road to Paradise" — 3:30

Disc 5: On a Storyteller's Night

  1. "How Far Jerusalem" — 6:25
  2. "Just Like an Arrow" — 3:22
  3. "On a Storyteller's Night" — 4:59
  4. "Before First Light" — 3:52
  5. "Les Mort Dansant" — 5:47
  6. "Endless Love" — 4:30
  7. "Two Hearts" — 4:24
  8. "Steal Your Heart" — 3:59
  9. "All England's Eyes" — 4:47
  10. "The Last Dance" — 3:39

Disc 6: Mirador

  1. "Just Like An Arrow" — 3:22
  2. "Soldier of the Line" — 4:16
  3. "Changes" — 3:15
  4. "Sacred Hour" — 5:35
  5. "Great Adventure" — 4:54
  6. "The Lights Burned Out" — 4:32
  7. "In the Beginning" — 7:52
  8. "How Far Jerusalem" — 6:25
  9. "The Spirit" — 4:17
  10. "The Word" — 4:54
  11. "The Prize" — 3:39
  12. "Kingdom of Madness" — 4:25
  13. "If I Could Live Forever" — 4:02
  14. "Lords of Chaos" — 3:21
  15. "On a Storyteller's Night" — 4:59

Cover sleeve

The cover art was designed by Rodney Matthews.

"Foundation was produced at the request of Paul Birch for the cover of a Magnum boxed set, containing the albums Kingdom Of Madness , Magnum II , Chase The Dragon , The Eleventh Hour , On A Storyteller's Night and Mirador . The idea was to include items from each album in the design: the stag from Mirador, the city from Chase The Dragon, my dog Patch from On A Storyteller's Night, and so on. The box contained a poster and an illustrated booklet. The title Foundation was my own contribution, as was the man with the hat (Tony Clarkin ploughing his way through the difficulties of a life in rock!)." [1] — Rodney Matthews

Personnel

Additional musicians

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References

  1. ↑ Matthews, Rodney; & Suckling, Nigel; (1985). Countdown To Millennium (1st ed.). United States of America: The Overlook Press. ISBN   0-87951-780-8.
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