Live Magnetic Air

Live Magnetic Air
Live album by Max Webster
Released	22 October 1979
Recorded	13 September 1979 at Lyric Theatre, Kitchener 14 September 1979 at War Memorial Hall, Guelph
Genre	Rock
Length	45:20
Label	Anthem (Canada) Capitol (US, Europe)
Producer	Max Webster and Terry Brown, Tom Berry
Max Webster chronology
A Million Vacations (1979) Live Magnetic Air (1979) Universal Juveniles (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10[2]
Record Mirror	[3]

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]

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

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

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"America's Veins"		High Class in Borrowed Shoes	4:09
2.	"Paradise Skies"		A Million Vacations	3:35
3.	"In Context of the Moon"		High Class in Borrowed Shoes	5:21
4.	"Night Flights"	Terry Watkinson, Dubois	A Million Vacations	3:20
5.	"Lip Service"		Mutiny Up My Sleeve	4:15
6.	"Sarniatown Reggae"			1:15

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

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Here Among the Cats"		Max Webster	3:48
2.	"Gravity"		High Class in Borrowed Shoes	4:48
3.	"Waterline"		Mutiny Up My Sleeve	4:30
4.	"Charmonium"	Watkinson	A Million Vacations	4:38
5.	"Hangover"		Max Webster	5:41

Personnel

Max Webster

• Kim Mitchell – guitars and vocals
• Terry Watkinson – keyboards and vocals, lead vocals on "Charmonium"
• Dave Myles – bass guitar
• Gary McCracken – drums and percussion
• Pye Dubois – lyrics

Production

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

References

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.