MAGNUM: EARLY CLASSIC ALBUMS REISSUED ONTO VINYL AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
8th April 2021The melodic hard rock band Magnum was formed back in 1972 by Tony Clarkin and Bob Catley. They developed a hard rock sound that sat somewhere between heady art rock and commercial pop.
They released their debut album, Kingdom of Madness in 1978. Though their debut album charted at #58 in the UK charts and received positive reviews. It wasn’t until the release of their third album, Chase The Dragon in 1982 that they saw commercial success. The album spawned a handful of hit singles in the UK, notably “Soldier Of The Line”, “Sacred Hour” and “The Spirit”.
After decades of live performances and twenty-one albums, later their early albums plus an additional live album will be reissued onto deluxe vinyl by Renaissance Records.
The albums Kingdom of Madness, Magnum II, Marauder, Chase The Dragon, and The Eleventh Hour are due to be released on April 28th. These deluxe 180-gram gatefold LPs will include extra incentives such as trading cards of the original band, lost photos, lyric sheets, and a poster that comes with the albums when you purchase them directly through Renaissance Records.
Pre-orders for these Magnum reissues are available now from renaissancerecordsus.com.
About Renaissance Records
Founded in 1993 by former Aerospace Engineer John W. Edwards who had a passion for music and a new idea to form a recording label. He focused on the reissuing of classic rock and classic country LPs on CD for the first time. Renaissance Records soon signed licensing deals with EMI-Capitol, Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and BMG/RCA/Arista. The record label has released recordings from artists such as Rick Springfield, Pure Prairie League, Blue Oyster Cult, Gamma, Roxy Music, and Judas Priest.
‘Kingdom of Madness’ Track List
1.In The Beginning
2.Baby Rock Me
3.Universe
4.Kingdom Of Madness
5.All That Is Real
6.Bringer
7.Invasion
8.Lords Of Chaos
9.All Come Together
‘Magnum II’ Track List
1.Great Adventure
2.Changes
3.The Battle
4.If I Could Live Forever
5.Reborn
6.Everybody Needs
7.So Cold The Night
8.Foolish Heart
9.Stayin’ Alive
- Firebird
- All Of My Life
- Lonesome Star
‘Chase The Dragon’ Track List
1.Solider Of The Line
2.On The Edge Of The World
3.The Spirit
4.Sacred Hour
5.Walking The Straight Line
6.We All Play The Game
7.The Teacher
8.The Lights Burn Out
‘The Eleventh Hour’ Track List
1.The Prize
2.Breakdown
3.The Great Disaster
4.Vicious Companions
5.So Far Away
6.Hit And Run
7.One Night Of Passion
8.The Word
9.Young And Precious Souls
10.Road To Paradise
‘Marauder’ Track List
(Live Album)
1.If I Could Live Forever
2.The Battle
3.Foolish Heart
4.In The Beginning
5.Reborn
6.Changes
7.So Cold The Night
8.Lords Of Chaos