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    Magical Flight

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    Magical Flight
    Studio album by
    Wizz Jones
    Released1977 (1977)
    Recorded1977
    GenreFolk, folk rock
    Length36:41
    LabelPlant Life (UK);
    Wizz Jones chronology
    Happiness Was Free
    (1976)
    Magical Flight
    (1977)
    Letter from West Germany
    (197?)
    Alternative cover (German issue)
    Cover of the U.K. CD reissue, note changes to text from L.P. version
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
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    Magical Flight is the 1977 album by the pioneer British folk musician Wizz Jones. In addition to composing some of the songs, Alan Tunbridge produced the U.K. cover artwork.

    Track listing[edit]

    1. "Pictures" (Alan Tunbridge) - 4:25
    2. "Mississippi John" (Wizz Jones) - 2:01
    3. "Old Fashioned Shotgun Wedding" (Tucker Zimmerman) - 4:30
    4. "Song to Woody" (Bob Dylan) - 3:32
    5. "Topolino Song" (Wizz Jones) - 2:50
    6. "Magical Flight" (Alan Tunbridge) - 5:14
    7. "The Valley" (Wizz Jones) - 5:14
    8. "See How the Time is Flying" (Alan Tunbridge) - 5:19
    9. "Canned Music" (Dan Hicks) - 3:37

    Issue details[edit]

    Issued in Germany, 1978, with alternative cover art/remixed.
    Exact reissue on CD, 1999, with both English and German covers (but title text on UK cover moved and enlarged, see illustration).

    Catalogue numbers[edit]

    Plant Life PLR009
    Folk Freak FF4003(Germany)
    Scenescof SCOFCD 1006 (US)

    Personnel[edit]

    • Wizz Jones - guitar, vocals
    • Sandy Spencer - cello, banjo
    • Peter Berryman - guitar
    • Rick Kemp - bass
    • Nigel Pegrum - drums
    • Maddy Prior - background vocals
    • Bob Kerr - trumpet

    References[edit]

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