This was first released in 1978. It was one of the six Magna Carta albums to go Gold. It featured Roy Babbington on Bass; Hennie Bekker on Keyboards; BJ Cole on Pedal Steel Guitar; Les Cyrcle on Drums; Mike Findley… Read More »Prisoners On The Line
This album was released in 1978, and re-released on CD in 2005. It is readily available on the Talking Elephant label, catalogue number TECD031. The lineup was Chris Simpson, Vocals and Guitar; Tom Hoy: Vocals, Guitar and Mandolin; Lee Abbot… Read More »Live in Bergen
This album was released in 1977, and re-released on CD in 1999 by Mercury (catalogue number 538 813-2) combined with “Lord of the Ages”. It was later re-released on the Snapper Music label (catalogue number SMDCD481) as “Ages and Seasons”… Read More »Martin’s Café
This was a compilation double album, that includes all the finest tracks and singles up to 1977, and much of the Seasons album. It hasn’t been released on CD. Spotlight on Magna Carta is one of the six albums that… Read More »Spotlight on Magna Carta
This album is also known as Putting it back Together, and featured Chris Simpson on Guitar and Vocals; Tom Hoy on Guitar and Vocals; Nigel Smith on Bass, Keyboards and Vocals; Barry Dransfield on Fiddle; Pick Withers on Drums; and… Read More »Took a Long Time / Putting it back Together
This was first released in 1975, and subsequently re-released in 1979. It has not been issued on CD, and is not currently available. Track List ⋅ Airport Song ⋅ Time for the Leaving ⋅ Isn’t it Funny (and not a little bit strange)… Read More »Greatest Hits
This was Magna Carta’s fifth album, first released in 1973, and boasts a cover by the the legendary Roger Dean. Lord of the Ages is one of the six Magna Carta albums that went gold. It has recently been re-issued… Read More »Lord Of The Ages
This was Magna Carta’s fourth album, and their first live concert recording, recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam on November 4th, 1971. It features Chris Simpson on Accoustic Guitar and Vocals; Davey Johnstone on Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Mandoline, Sitar, Banjo… Read More »In Concert
Released in 1971, this was Magna Carta’s third album. It is currently available on CD either on the Pid label (I408130), the Repertoire label (0004447 REP), or as part of a double album together with Seasons on the Mercury label… Read More »Songs From Wasties Orchard
This was Magna Carta’s second album, which includes the exquisite Seasons concept piece, which, to use the words of Chris Simpson, was “based on the life journey of the soul, and the rounds of the Seasons in my beloved Nidderdale”.… Read More »Seasons