- Magma: Retrospektiw I-II-II
(2021, 3cd, France, seventh rex 15/16/17)
I bought a copy of Magma's "Retrospektiw I-II-III" at a Brussels record shop a couple of days ago.
Originally released as two separate live albums in 1981 (the double LP "Retrospektïẁ I-II" and the single LP "Retrospektïẁ III)".
The primary source material for this release comes from three legendary consecutive nights—June 9, 10, and 11, 1980—at the Olympia Theatre in Paris. These concerts were explicitly organized to celebrate Magma’s 10th anniversary, serving as a massive homecoming that reunited core classic members and past alumni (including a staggering line-up featuring Bernard Paganotti, Didier Lockwood, Klaus Blasquiz, and Benoît Widemann).
While the bulk of the tracks are culled directly from these live recordings, there is a fascinating archival exception as this compilation includes a rare, 15-minute studio piece: 'Retrovision (Prima Materia)', captured as a pre-production mockup at Studio Ramsès on January 24, 1980. This acts as a fascinating time capsule, showing a piece Christian Vander had attempted to record for Attahk but never officially finalized in a studio format. Furthermore, history notes that while the tracks originated live on the Olympia stage, the final 1981 releases underwent meticulous studio overdubbing to refine and perfect the intricate vocal arrangements.
The primary source material for this release comes from three legendary consecutive nights—June 9, 10, and 11, 1980—at the Olympia Theatre in Paris. These concerts were explicitly organized to celebrate Magma’s 10th anniversary, serving as a massive homecoming that reunited core classic members and past alumni (including a staggering line-up featuring Bernard Paganotti, Didier Lockwood, Klaus Blasquiz, and Benoît Widemann).
While the bulk of the tracks are culled directly from these live recordings, there is a fascinating archival exception as this compilation includes a rare, 15-minute studio piece: 'Retrovision (Prima Materia)', captured as a pre-production mockup at Studio Ramsès on January 24, 1980. This acts as a fascinating time capsule, showing a piece Christian Vander had attempted to record for Attahk but never officially finalized in a studio format. Furthermore, history notes that while the tracks originated live on the Olympia stage, the final 1981 releases underwent meticulous studio overdubbing to refine and perfect the intricate vocal arrangements.
Beautiful.
Another fascinating piece of the Magma discography.
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