The Magnificent Duke

The Magnificent Duke
Studio album by Marmaduke Duke
Released	14 April 2005
Length	45:41
Label	Captains of Industry CAPT015
Marmaduke Duke chronology
The Magnificent Duke (2005) Duke Pandemonium (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Sound	7/10
rockfeedback.com	[1]

The Magnificent Duke is the debut studio album by Scottish conceptual rock duo Marmaduke Duke, released on April 14, 2005, via the Captains of Industry recording label. The album initially had a limited run of 4,000 copies. ^[2] Commercially, the album failed to make any immediate chart impact until 2009, when it debuted at number 37 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. ^[3]

There were no singles released to promote the album, and all of the original 4,000 copies have the misspelling "The Kill and the Cure", rather than the intentional misspelling "The Kill and the Kure", in the booklet.

Track listing

The album is split into three different sections.

When the world:

• Explodes – The heavy section which consists of tracks 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, and 16.
• Implodes – The acoustic section which consists of tracks 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, and 17.
• Corrodes – The instrumental section which consists of tracks 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18.

1. "The Red and the Number"
2. "An Egyptian and an Imposter"
3. "Fridge and Fromage"
4. "The Kill and the Kure"
5. "A Fox and a Cake"
6. "Piggary and Peccary"
7. "The Kiss and the Consonant"
8. "An Imposter and a Magician"
9. "Paul and Alexander"
10. "The False and the Cinematic"
11. "An Eagle and an Eye"
12. "Coast and Guard"
13. "The Human and the Jigsaw"
14. "A Conspiracy and a Devil"
15. "Village and Minotaur"
16. "The Beaver and the Rabbit"
17. "A Curse and a Coyote"
18. "Blunder and Haggis"

References

1. Hannan, Tom (21 February 2005). "Marmaduke Duke - 'The Magnificent Duke' (Captains Of Industry)". Rockfeedback.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
2. "Album Review: Marmaduke Duke - The Magnificent Duke". DrownedInSound. 14 March 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
3. "THE MAGNIFICENT DUKE". Official Charts. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2025.