MAGNA CARTA [AKA: TIMES OF CHANGE]

Magna Carta

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3.56 | 20 ratings | 2 reviews | 10% 5 stars

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Studio Album, released in 1969

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Times of Change (2:50)
2. Daughter Daughter (4:08)
3. Old John Parker (2:47)
4. I Am No More (4:14)
5. Ballad of Francis Alabadalejo (5:22)
6. Spinning Wheels of Time (3:23)
7. Romeo Jack (3:39)
8. Mid Winter (3:35)
9. Shades of Grey (3:13)
10. Emily Thru' the Window Pane (3:31)
11. Sea and Sand (The Isle of Pabay) (3:25)
12. Seven O'Clock Hymn (6:18)

Total Time: 46:25

Bonus track on 1999 & 2010 remasters:
13. Seven O'Clock Hymn / Mid Winter (Live) (12:50)

Line-up / Musicians

- Glenn Stuart / vocals
- Chris Simpson / acoustic guitar, vocals
- Lyell Tranter / acoustic guitar, vocals

With:
- Harold McNair / flute
- Johnny Van Derek / fiddle
- Danny Thompson / string bass
- Frank Hedges / percussion
- Tony Carr / percussion
- Spike Heatley / string arranger

Releases information

LP Mercury ‎- 20166 SMCL (1969, UK)

CD HTD Records ‎- HTDCD68 (1996, UK) Remastered (?)
CD Mercury ‎- 538 837-2 (1999, UK) Remastered by Pete Mew with a bonus live track taken from "Magna Carta In Concert" (1972)
CD Repertoire Records ‎- REPUK 1130 (2010, UK) Remastered with a bonus live track

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MAGNA CARTA Magna Carta [Aka: Times Of Change] ratings distribution

3.56
(20 ratings)

Essential: a masterpiece of rock music(10%)
Excellent addition to any rock music collection(30%)
Good, but non-essential (55%)
Collectors/fans only (0%)
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Review by Warthur
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Much as with the first Fairport Convention album, Magna Carta's debut is more influenced by American West Coast folk rock of the Byrds/Simon and Garfunkel school than it is by traditional British folk. It's a fairly smooth, poppy example of the form, without much evidence of the flirting with a more progressive direction which would subsequently creep into their music (though keep your ears open and you may catch a whiff of it here and there). Think Byrds, or even better think America, though perhaps just a touch more baroque.

With crisp production and gorgeous vocal harmonies, it's certainly pleasant, and it's surprising to think they'd played their first gig mere months before releasing this, because their harmonies are so tight it's like they've been playing together forever.

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3 stars Not strictly a prog folk album, this one. This is the debut album from this band who released two albums who may be called folk prog and some other albums who were plain folk rock. This one is plain folk rock. Guitar, vocals, bass and drums. The sound is dominated by the very good vocals. The ... (read more)

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