Live Magnetic Air is a live album by Canadian rock band Max Webster. It was recorded on 13 September 1979 at the Lyric Theatre in Kitchener and 14 September 1979 at War Memorial Hall in Guelph, with two shows played at each venue each night. The album was released on 22 October 1979 in Canada by Anthem Records and has been certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.[4]

Live Magnetic Air
Live album by
Released22 October 1979
Recorded
GenreRock
Length45:20
LabelAnthem (Canada)
Capitol (US, Europe)
ProducerMax Webster and Terry Brown, Tom Berry
Max Webster chronology
A Million Vacations
(1979)
Live Magnetic Air
(1979)
Universal Juveniles
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[2]
Record Mirror[3]

The album was released in the United States on Capitol Records. In the United Kingdom a rare alternative to this release was made available. Seeing as Max Webster had two prior releases in the UK, Capitol-EMI released Magnetic Air, which allowed new fans to hear some of the live portions of the North American released Live Magnetic Air, as well as selections from the first two Max Webster releases Max Webster and High Class in Borrowed Shoes.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kim Mitchell, Pye Dubois, except where indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."America's Veins" High Class in Borrowed Shoes4:09
2."Paradise Skies" A Million Vacations3:35
3."In Context of the Moon" High Class in Borrowed Shoes5:21
4."Night Flights"Terry Watkinson, DuboisA Million Vacations3:20
5."Lip Service" Mutiny Up My Sleeve4:15
6."Sarniatown Reggae"  1:15

All tracks are written by Kim Mitchell, Pye Dubois, except where indicated

Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Here Among the Cats" Max Webster3:48
2."Gravity" High Class in Borrowed Shoes4:48
3."Waterline" Mutiny Up My Sleeve4:30
4."Charmonium"WatkinsonA Million Vacations4:38
5."Hangover" Max Webster5:41

Personnel

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Max Webster
Production
  • Terry Brown – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Mike McCarthy, Roger Hrycyna – mixing assistant
  • Hugh Syme – album design
  • Tom Berry – executive producer

References

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  1. ^ Allan, Mark. "Max Webster - Live Magnetic Air review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 183. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  3. ^ Dome, Malcolm (16 February 1980). "Max Webster: Live Magnetic Air". Record Mirror. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Gold Platinum Database Artist: Max Webster". Music Canada. September 1979. Retrieved 2021-06-21.