Live Magnetic Air
Live Magnetic Air is a live album by Canadian rock band Max Webster. It was recorded on 13 September 1979 at the Lyric Theatre in Kitchener and 14 September 1979 at War Memorial Hall in Guelph, with two shows played at each venue each night. The album was released on 22 October 1979 in Canada by Anthem Records and has been certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.[4]
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| Released | 22 October 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:20 | |||
| Label | Anthem (Canada) Capitol (US, Europe) | |||
| Producer | Max Webster and Terry Brown, Tom Berry | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
The album was released in the United States on Capitol Records. In the United Kingdom a rare alternative to this release was made available. Seeing as Max Webster had two prior releases in the UK, Capitol-EMI released Magnetic Air, which allowed new fans to hear some of the live portions of the North American released Live Magnetic Air, as well as selections from the first two Max Webster releases Max Webster and High Class in Borrowed Shoes.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kim Mitchell, Pye Dubois, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "America's Veins" | High Class in Borrowed Shoes | 4:09 | |
| 2. | "Paradise Skies" | A Million Vacations | 3:35 | |
| 3. | "In Context of the Moon" | High Class in Borrowed Shoes | 5:21 | |
| 4. | "Night Flights" | Terry Watkinson, Dubois | A Million Vacations | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Lip Service" | Mutiny Up My Sleeve | 4:15 | |
| 6. | "Sarniatown Reggae" | 1:15 |
All tracks are written by Kim Mitchell, Pye Dubois, except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Here Among the Cats" | Max Webster | 3:48 | |
| 2. | "Gravity" | High Class in Borrowed Shoes | 4:48 | |
| 3. | "Waterline" | Mutiny Up My Sleeve | 4:30 | |
| 4. | "Charmonium" | Watkinson | A Million Vacations | 4:38 |
| 5. | "Hangover" | Max Webster | 5:41 |
Personnel
- Max Webster
- Kim Mitchell – guitars and vocals
- Terry Watkinson – keyboards and vocals, lead vocals on "Charmonium"
- Dave Myles – bass guitar
- Gary McCracken – drums and percussion
- Pye Dubois – lyrics
- Production
- Terry Brown – producer, engineer, mixing
- Mike McCarthy, Roger Hrycyna – mixing assistant
- Hugh Syme – album design
- Tom Berry – executive producer
References
- Allan, Mark. "Max Webster - Live Magnetic Air review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 183. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- Dome, Malcolm (16 February 1980). "Max Webster: Live Magnetic Air". Record Mirror. p. 17.
- "Gold Platinum Database Artist: Max Webster". Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-21.