Foundation (Magnum album)
Foundation is a box set by the English rock band Magnum. It was released in 1990 by FM Records.
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| 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  | |||
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Track listing
    
All Tracks written by Tony Clarkin.
Disc 1: Kingdom of Madness
    
- "In the Beginning" — 7:52
 - "Baby Rock Me" — 4:05
 - "Universe" — 3:45
 - "Kingdom of Madness" — 4:25
 - "All That Is Real" — 3:48
 - "Bringer" — 3:58
 - "Invasion" — 3:22
 - "Lords of Chaos" — 3:21
 - "All Come Together" — 4:53
 
Disc 2: Magnum II
    
- "Great Adventure" — 4:54
 - "Changes" — 3:15
 - "The Battle" — 2:10
 - "If I Could Live Forever" — 4:02
 - "Reborn" — 5:45
 - "So Cold the Night" — 4:04
 - "Foolish Heart" — 3:13
 - "Stayin' Alive" — 3:22
 - "Firebird" — 4:47
 - "All of My Life" — 4:43
 
Disc 3: Chase the Dragon
    
- "Soldier of the Line" — 4:16
 - "On the Edge of the World" — 4:22
 - "The Spirit" — 4:17
 - "Sacred Hour" — 5:35
 - "Walking the Straight Line" — 4:53
 - "We All Play the Game" — 4:07
 - "The Teacher" — 3:21
 - "The Lights Burned Out" — 4:32
 
Disc 4: The Eleventh Hour
    
- "The Prize" — 3:39
 - "Breakdown" — 3:59
 - "The Great Disaster" — 3:46
 - "Vicious Companions" — 3:36
 - "So Far Away" — 4:35
 - "Hit and Run" — 3:39
 - "One Night of Passion" — 3:48
 - "The Word" — 4:54
 - "Young and Precious Souls" — 4:03
 - "Road to Paradise" — 3:30
 
Disc 5: On a Storyteller's Night
    
- "How Far Jerusalem" — 6:25
 - "Just Like an Arrow" — 3:22
 - "On a Storyteller's Night" — 4:59
 - "Before First Light" — 3:52
 - "Les Mort Dansant" — 5:47
 - "Endless Love" — 4:30
 - "Two Hearts" — 4:24
 - "Steal Your Heart" — 3:59
 - "All England's Eyes" — 4:47
 - "The Last Dance" — 3:39
 
Disc 6: Mirador
    
- "Just Like An Arrow" — 3:22
 - "Soldier of the Line" — 4:16
 - "Changes" — 3:15
 - "Sacred Hour" — 5:35
 - "Great Adventure" — 4:54
 - "The Lights Burned Out" — 4:32
 - "In the Beginning" — 7:52
 - "How Far Jerusalem" — 6:25
 - "The Spirit" — 4:17
 - "The Word" — 4:54
 - "The Prize" — 3:39
 - "Kingdom of Madness" — 4:25
 - "If I Could Live Forever" — 4:02
 - "Lords of Chaos" — 3:21
 - "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")
 
References
    
- Matthews, Rodney; & Suckling, Nigel; (1985). Countdown To Millennium (1st ed.). United States of America: The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-780-8.
 
External links
    
- www.magnumonline.co.uk — Official Magnum site
 - Record Covers — at rodneymatthews.com
 
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