This definitive compilation comprises 38 tracks that span the years from 1969 to 2006. They represent the most productive eras of the group and this ‘must have’ double CD set includes their best known songs from a plethora of fine albums, including ‘Magna Carta’, ‘Seasons’, ‘Songs From Wasties Orchard’ and ‘Lord Of The Ages’. All the songs have been expertly remastered.
The first CD was previously released in 1991, but has recently been difficult to obtain. The second album is a new compilation.
Informative CD liner notes include an in-depth interview with singer/songwriter Chris Simpson, who describes the evolution of Magna Carta and the inspiration behind many of the songs. The CD cover is by the legendary Roger Dean.
Track List
Disk 1 – Old Masters and New Horizons
⋅ Romeo Jack
⋅ Elizabethan
⋅ Airport Song
⋅ Autumn Song
⋅ Time for the Leaving
⋅ Sponge (instrumental) (1)
⋅ Wayfarin
⋅ Roll On
⋅ Wish it Was
⋅ Two Old Friends
⋅ Father John
⋅ Isn’t it Funny (and not a little bit strange)
⋅ Nothing so Bad (it can’t get better)
⋅ Mixed up Sensations
⋅ I’m Gonna take you Down
⋅ You are only what you Are
⋅ Stop Bringing me Down
⋅ One man’s Heaven
⋅ You and I
⋅ Forever
Disk 2 – New Masters And Untold Stories
⋅ Slowbone Jones
⋅ Love On The Wire
⋅ Visions In A Crowd
⋅ Putting It Back Together
⋅ Highway To Spain
⋅ Danny
⋅ Wild Geese
⋅ Sting Of The Gin
⋅ Wind On The Water
⋅ Midnight Blue
⋅ Blues For A Long Road Home
⋅ For The Gypsy
⋅ Pictures In My Pillow
⋅ No Truth In The Rumour
⋅ Winterlude / Ulysses
⋅ Greenfields
⋅ Columbus
⋅ Seasons In The Tide
All songs written by Chris Simpson, except:
(1) Davey Johnstone