Foundation (Magnum album) explained

Foundation
Type:	Box set
Artist:	Magnum
Cover:	Foundation (Magnum album).jpeg
Released:	May 1990
Recorded:	1978–1985
Length:	Disc 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
Prev Title:	Invasion Live
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Goodnight L.A.
Next Year:	1990

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

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

• Tony Clarkin — guitar
• Bob Catley — vocals
• Wally Lowe — bass guitar
• Richard Bailey — keyboards, flute
• Kex Gorin — drums
• Mark Stanway — keyboards
• Jim Simpson — drums

Additional musicians

• Mo Birch — backing vocals (on "Les Mort Dansant")

External links

• www.magnumonline.co.uk — Official Magnum site
• Record Covers — at rodneymatthews.com

Notes and References

1. Matthews, Rodney; & Suckling, Nigel; (1985). Countdown To Millennium (1st ed.). United States of America: The Overlook Press. .