''Wings of Heaven Live'' is a
live album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by the English rock band
Magnum, released in 2008 by
SPV.
The album was recorded on the 20th anniversary tour of
Magnum's ''
Wings of Heaven
''Wings of Heaven'' is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Magnum, released in 1988.
The original choice of producers for ''Wings of Heaven'' was Roger Taylor and Dave Richards, who had produced ''Vigilante''. This was not reali ...
'' album. The original album was released in 1988 and reached the Top 5 in the UK album charts achieving Silver status in the UK
The Bpi
/ref> for over 200,000 sales. The album was recorded on the Wings of Heaven Live UK tour, 10 November 2007 – 18 November 2007. The song "Different Worlds" was performed live for the very first time during this tour, and was never played by the band on the original ''Wings of Heaven'' tour in 1988.
The artwork was illustrated by Rodney Matthews
Rodney Matthews (born 6 July 1945) is a British illustrator and conceptual designer of fantasy and science-fiction.
Career
Trained at the West of England College of Art, Matthews worked in advertising for Plastic Dog Graphics before turning ...
following his sleeve design for Magnum's previous album ''Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow
''Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow'' is the 14th studio album by the English rock band Magnum. The album was released by SPV in Germany on 23 March 2007, in the rest of Europe on 26 March 2007 and in the USA on 3 April 2007. The album title ...
''.
The album is dedicated to Kex Gorin, Magnum's original drummer, who died on 21 December 2007.
Track listing
Personnel
*Tony Clarkin – guitar
*Bob Catley – vocals
*Al Barrow – bass guitar
*Mark Stanway – keyboards
*Harry James – drums
Wings of Heaven Live tour
First leg (UK)
*10 November 2007 – Ironworks, Inverness
*11 November 2007 – The Garage, Glasgow
*12 November 2007 – 53 Degrees, Preston
*14 November 2007 – The Junction, Cambridge
*15 November 2007 – Picturedrome, Holmfirth
*17 November 2007 – The Academy, Birmingham
*18 November 2007 – Astoria 2, London
*10 December 2007 – Robin 2 (Kex Gorin benefit concert), Wolverhampton
Second leg (UK)
*7 May 2008 – Academy, Bristol
*8 May 2008 – Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
*9 May 2008 – Academy, Newcastle
*10 May 2008 – Academy, Oxford
*11 May 2008 – Academy, Manchester
*12 May 2008 – Academy, Sheffield
Third leg (Europe)
*15 May 2008 – Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
*16 May 2008 – Scala, Ludwigsburg, Germany
*17 May 2008 – Matrix, Bochum, Germany
*18 May 2008 – Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany
*19 May 2008 – Colos Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
*21 May 2008 – Elsterhalle, Munich, Germany
*22 May 2008 – Hirsch, Nurnberg, Germany
*23 May 2008 – Capitol, Hannover, Germany
*24 May 2008 – Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
*25 May 2008 – Retro Music Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
Fourth leg (festivals)
*4 July 2008 – Unterempfenbach open Air, Unterempfenbach, Germany
*5 July 2008 – Tentfestival, Tuttlingen, Germany
*26 July 2008 – Rock And Blues Festival, Derby, UK
Wings of Heaven live set
Set 1
#"When We Were Younger"
#"Back Street Kid"
#"Out of the Shadows"
#"Like Brothers We Stand"
#"How Far Jerusalem"
#"Dragons Are Real"
#"Les Morts Dansant"
#"All England's Eyes"
#"Vigilante"
#"Kingdom of Madness"
Set 2
#"Days of No Trust"
#"Wild Swan"
#"Start Talking Love"
#"One Step Away"
#"It Must Have Been Love"
#"Different Worlds"
#"Pray for the Day"
#"Don't Wake the Lion (Too Old To Die Young)"
Encore
#"Sacred Hour"
Charts
References
External links
www.magnumonline.co.uk
— Official Magnum site
— at rodneymatthews.com
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Albums produced by Tony Clarkin
Magnum (band) live albums
2008 live albums
SPV/Steamhammer live albums
Albums with cover art by Rodney Matthews