Magna Carta (band)
| Magna Carta | |
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| General information | |
| origin | England |
| Genre (s) | Folk rock |
| founding | 1969 |
| Website | www.magnac.com |
| Founding members | |
| Chris Simpson | |
| Lyell Tranter | |
| Glen Stuart | |
| former members | |
| Lyell Tranter Glen Stuart Davey Johnstone Nigel Smith Tom Hoy Linda Simpson Pick Withers Lee Abbott John Carey Matt Barnhoorn Nick Hall Laurens Joensen |
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Magna Carta is an English folk rock band.
history
Magna Carta was founded in April 1969. At the first concert on May 10, 1969, Chris Simpson (guitar, vocals), Lyell Tranter (guitar, vocals) and Glen Stuart (vocals) were there. They released their first records on the labels Fontana Records and Vertigo Records . Davey Johnstone was involved in the first three studio albums . Magna Carta caused a sensation in 1970 with the concept album Seasons , on which Rick Wakeman worked as a session musician. Seasons , together with their fourth studio album, Lord of the Ages , released in 1973 , is one of the group's most successful and best-known works.
Discography
- 1969: Magna Carta aka This is Magna Carta aka Times of Change
- 1970: Seasons
- 1971: Songs from Wasties Orchard
- 1972: In Concert (live in Carré)
- 1973: Lord of the Ages
- 1976: Putting It Back Together
- 1977: Took a Long Time
- 1977: Martin's Café
- 1977: Spotlight on Magna Carta
- 1978: Prisoners on the Line
- 1978: Live in Bergen
- 1979: No Truth in the Rumor
- 1982: Midnight Blue
- 1983: Sweet Deceiver
- 1984: Listen to the Man (Chris Simpson solo)
- 1988: One to One
- 1991: Old Master & New Horizons
- 1991: Seasons
- 1991: Lord of the Ages
- 1992: Heartlands
- 1993: State of the Art
- 1994: Milestones (2CD)
- 1994: Songs from Wasties Orchard
- 1995: Live at the BBC
- 1995: Las Tierras del Viento
- 1996: Magna Carta
- 1996: In Concert
- 1996: Limited Edition
- 1999: Magna Carta + bonus live track
- 1999: Seasons + Wasties Orchard
- 1999: Lord of the Ages + Martin's Cafe
- 1999: Live at Grassington
- 1999: Midnight Blue
- 2000: Evergreen
- 2000: Rings Around the Moon
- 2000: Where to Now?
- 2000: Forever
- 2001: Seasons in the Tide
- 2002: A Touch of Class
- 2002: Ticket to the Moon (DVD)
- 2003: Ages and Seasons
- 2003: Magna Carta Gold
- 2005: Took a Long Time
- 2005: Live in Bergen
- 2005: In Tomorrow (2CDs and a DVD)
- 2006: Airport Song (DVD)
- 2006: Backroads
- 2006: Paul Stewart - That's the way it goes (pre Magna Carta recordings)
- 2007: Deserted Highways of the Heart ...
- 2007: Tomorrow Never Comes, The Anthology 1969-2006 (2CD)
- 2008: Written in the Wind (2CD)
- 2009: Prisoners on the Line
- 2015: The Fields of Eden
Web links
- Official website
- Magna Carta at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lord Of The Ages. Retrieved April 23, 2014 .
- ^ Magna Carta - The Ultimate Discography. Detailed listing of the major Magna Carta albums, accessed July 7, 2014 .