Feature: MAGNUM Month @GRTR! – Memorabilia
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Magnum in the Millennium
Introduction
The Studio Albums
The Live Albums
Singles
Reissues
Collections
Memorabilia
What Magnum Means To Me…
Magnum are a highly collectible band, as you might expect with their ascendancy in the 1980s coinciding with a burgeoning market for shaped and coloured vinyl, 12″ singles, picture sleeves, and bonus tracks.
And of course there is always something interesting on the merch stand including shirts, jackets, posters, tour programmes, badges, key rings, patches or head-wear. For many years Bob Catley’s mum Ollie ran what was effectively the Magnum fan club providing hand written letters to the faithful and keeping them informed in the days before social media. In the 1990s there was an official magazine ‘NiteLight’.
Photo: Simon Dunkerley
The band have always had a strong visual dimension and in the past twenty years, fans have been able to buy art prints from album artist Rodney Matthews who has also attended several launch events.
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I first contacted Magnum in 1980 just in time to design their ‘Chase The Dragon’ cover. This, incidentally, was originally titled ‘The Spirit’ and was supposed to be a gatefold cover with my illustration ‘Sanctuary’ being the centrefold image. Jet Records went cheap on us! Magnum went on to commission more illustrations from me than any other band I’ve worked for and Tony Clarkin in particular became a good friend. He usually had a good idea of what sort of design he wanted and usually proceeded to scribble an idea on the proverbial beer mat!
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Send in photos of your own memorabilia and any background stories. Use the contact page in the first instance.
The Vigilante Tour T-Shirt, 1986
“The Spirit” Beer Mat, 1991 advertising album and tour
Introduction
The Studio Albums
The Live Albums
Singles
Reissues
Collections
Memorabilia
What Magnum Means To Me…
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK
Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook.
Next session: Sunday 19 January
Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio
David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 1 December 2024.
UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). This show was first broadcast 3 December 2024.
How to Listen Live?
Click the programming image at the top of the page (top right of page if using desktop)
Listen via Windows Media Player. Click or tap here and “open file”
Listen via other media player (eg. VLC) Click or tap here and “open file”
Get Ready to ROCK! Radio is also in iTunes under Internet Radio/Classic Rock
Listen in via the Tunein app and search for “Get Ready to ROCK!” and save as favourite.
More information and links at our radio website where you can listen again to shows via the presenter pages: getreadytorockradio.com
Power Plays w/c 9 December 2024
In this sequence we play ‘The Best of 2024′ GRTR! reviewer selections
Featured Albums w/c 9 December 2024
09:00-12:00 The Best of 2024 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2024 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2024 (Singer Songwriter)
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