Magnum: Live from the Camden Palace (1985)
1h 0min
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- Synopsis:
Magnum's career began as the house band at Birmingham's legendary Rum Runner night club in 1972, where they slowly developed their own musical style. Early recording sessions and releases met with minimal success and it wasn't until their debut album Kingdom Of Madness (released via Jet Records in 1978) that they began to make headway in the industry. The album lead to a successful UK tour as support for Whitesnake and reached number 58 in the UK Chart. It wasn't until 1982 and the release of Chase The Dragon that Magnum once again took a large step to becoming a well recognised band, the album reaching number 17 in the chart and spawning several hits which were to become mainstays of their live sets, most notably Solider Of The Line , Sacred Hour and The Spirit . In 1985 Magnum singed their first major record deal with Polydor Records, thanks largely to the success of On A Storyteller's Night . It heralded the most commercially successful period of the band's history, including opening the Monsters Of Rock festival and the 1986 release of Vigilante . With an increased budget from Polydor, Magnum embarked on a 12 month full UK and European tour, ending in March 1987 at Reading Festival. Wings Of Heaven released in 1988 peaked at number 5 in the UK album chart and three singles taken from the album also charted, cementing Magnum's reputation as one of the world's leading live acts. The 90's proved a hectic decade for the band. Following the poor reception of Goodnight L.A. , they left Polydor and recorded various albums on one-off label deals, before signing with EMI in 1994 and splitting in 1995. It wasn't until 2002 that the band reformed releasing Breath Of Life and once again taking to the road in a promotional tour. Magnum show no signs of slowly down, with another studio album due for release in September 2012.
Tracklisting:
1. How Far Jerusalem
2. Before First Light
3. On a Storyteller's Night
4. All England's Eyes
5. Les Morts Dansant
6. Just Like An Arrow
7. The Lights Burned Out
8. Endless Love
9. Two Hearts
10. Soldier of the Line
11. Kingdom of Madness
12. Sacred Hour- Studio:
- Store for Music/RSK
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest