Foundation (Magnum album)

Foundation is a box set by the English rock band Magnum. It was released in 1990 by FM Records.

Track listing
All Tracks written by Tony Clarkin.

Disc 1: Kingdom of Madness

 * 1) "In the Beginning" — 7:52
 * 2) "Baby Rock Me" — 4:05
 * 3) "Universe" — 3:45
 * 4) "Kingdom of Madness" — 4:25
 * 5) "All That Is Real" — 3:48
 * 6) "Bringer" — 3:58
 * 7) "Invasion" — 3:22
 * 8) "Lords of Chaos" — 3:21
 * 9) "All Come Together" — 4:53

Disc 2: Magnum II

 * 1) "Great Adventure" — 4:54
 * 2) "Changes" — 3:15
 * 3) "The Battle" — 2:10
 * 4) "If I Could Live Forever" — 4:02
 * 5) "Reborn" — 5:45
 * 6) "So Cold the Night" — 4:04
 * 7) "Foolish Heart" — 3:13
 * 8) "Stayin' Alive" — 3:22
 * 9) "Firebird" — 4:47
 * 10) "All of My Life" — 4:43

Disc 3: Chase the Dragon

 * 1) "Soldier of the Line" — 4:16
 * 2) "On the Edge of the World" — 4:22
 * 3) "The Spirit" — 4:17
 * 4) "Sacred Hour" — 5:35
 * 5) "Walking the Straight Line" — 4:53
 * 6) "We All Play the Game" — 4:07
 * 7) "The Teacher" — 3:21
 * 8) "The Lights Burned Out" — 4:32

Disc 4: The Eleventh Hour

 * 1) "The Prize" — 3:39
 * 2) "Breakdown" — 3:59
 * 3) "The Great Disaster" — 3:46
 * 4) "Vicious Companions" — 3:36
 * 5) "So Far Away" — 4:35
 * 6) "Hit and Run" — 3:39
 * 7) "One Night of Passion" — 3:48
 * 8) "The Word" — 4:54
 * 9) "Young and Precious Souls" — 4:03
 * 10) "Road to Paradise" — 3:30

Disc 5: On a Storyteller's Night

 * 1) "How Far Jerusalem" — 6:25
 * 2) "Just Like an Arrow" — 3:22
 * 3) "On a Storyteller's Night" — 4:59
 * 4) "Before First Light" — 3:52
 * 5) "Les Mort Dansant" — 5:47
 * 6) "Endless Love" — 4:30
 * 7) "Two Hearts" — 4:24
 * 8) "Steal Your Heart" — 3:59
 * 9) "All England's Eyes" — 4:47
 * 10) "The Last Dance" — 3:39

Disc 6: Mirador

 * 1) "Just Like An Arrow" — 3:22
 * 2) "Soldier of the Line" — 4:16
 * 3) "Changes" — 3:15
 * 4) "Sacred Hour" — 5:35
 * 5) "Great Adventure" — 4:54
 * 6) "The Lights Burned Out" — 4:32
 * 7) "In the Beginning" — 7:52
 * 8) "How Far Jerusalem" — 6:25
 * 9) "The Spirit" — 4:17
 * 10) "The Word" — 4:54
 * 11) "The Prize" — 3:39
 * 12) "Kingdom of Madness" — 4:25
 * 13) "If I Could Live Forever" — 4:02
 * 14) "Lords of Chaos" — 3:21
 * 15) "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!)." — 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")