NEKTAR - MAGIC IS A CHILD [CD]

This item will be released on Friday 26th June. It will be shipped to arrive on or around the release date.

Originally issued in September 1977, ‘Magic Is A Child’ was recorded in the USA following the departure of Nektar's original guitarist and vocalist Roye Albrighton the previous year.Recruiting new guitarist and vocalist Dave Nelson, Nektar entered the House Of Music studio in New Jersey to record their final album of the 1970s. The sessions saw guest appearances from synthesiser wizard Larry Fast (Synergy, Peter Gabriel) and Robert Fripp (credited under the pseudonym Walt Nektroid).Although a slight change of direction for Nektar to shorter compositions, the album has grown in popularity over the years since its first release and with the passage of time is more popular than ever among aficionados.This expanded 3CD edition has been newly remastered from the original tapes and includes five bonus tracks and two additional discs featuring live performances recorded on the ‘Magic Is A Child’ tour at Hofstra University, Long Island and The Community Theater, Phoenix, AZ in October and November 1977 which reveal the power of this incarnation of the band on stage. The clamshell box set includes a booklet with a new essay by Mo Moore.

DISC ONE

1. Away From Asgard

2. Magic Is A Child

3. Eerie Lackawanna

4. Midnite Lite

5. Love To Share (Keep Your Worries Behind You)

6. Train From Nowhere

7. Listen

8. On The Run (The Trucker)

9. Spread Your Wings

10. Away From Asgard (demo)

11. On The Run (The Trucker) (alternate mix)

12. Listen (early version)

13. Train From Nowhere (featuring Robert Fripp)

14. Silver Lady (live Northampton, MA 1977)

DISC TWO

1. Midnite Lite (live Hofstra University 1977)

2. Train From Nowhere (live Hofstra University 1977)

3. Remember The Future Part 2 (live Hofstra University 1977)

4. Away From Asgard (live Hofstra University 1977)

5. Crying In The Dark / King Of Twilight (live Hofstra University 1977)

6. Magic Is A Child (live Hofstra University 1977)

7. Recycled (live Hofstra University 1977)

8. Eerie Lackawanna (live Hofstra University 1977)

9. Oh Willy (live Hofstra University 1977)

10. On The Run (The Trucker) (live Hofstra University 1977)

11. Spread Your Wings (live Hofstra University 1977)

DISC THREE

1. Train From Nowhere (live Phoenix AZ 1977)

2. Remember The Future Part 2 (live Phoenix AZ 1977)

3. Midnite Light (live Phoenix AZ 1977)

4. Listen (live Phoenix AZ 1977)

5. Crying In The Dark / King Of Twilight (live Phoenix AZ 1977)

6. Magic Is A Child (live Phoenix AZ 1977)

7. Away From Asgard (live Phoenix AZ 1977)

8. Eerie Lackawanna (live Phoenix AZ 1977)

9. Oh Willy (live Phoenix AZ 1977)

10. Spread Your Wings (live Phoenix AZ 1977)

• Product Type: Audio CD
• Barcode: 5013929474369
• Release Date: June 26, 2026

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