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Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II)

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Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II)
Cover of the RCA release
Live album by
Released1981
Recorded9–11 June 1980
GenreZeuhl
Length76:09
LabelRCA Records, Seventh Records
Magma chronology
Attahk
(1978)
Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II)
(1981)
Retrospektïẁ (Part III)
(1981)
Alternative cover
Cover of the Seventh release

Retrospektïẁ (Parts I+II) is a live album by French rock band Magma. Released in 1981, it documents live recordings from a series of Magma reunion shows in Paris on 9, 10 and 11 June 1980. It was originally released on RCA, and has been re-released on Seventh Records.

Location of the concert Olympia music hall Paris (Photo 2009)

Track listing

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LP track listing

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Disc one

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Side one

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  1. "Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Pt. 1" - 22:37

Side two

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  1. "Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh - Pt. 2" - 17:20

Disc two

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Side three

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  1. "Theusz Hamtaahk - Pt. 1" - 17:10

Side four

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  1. "Theusz Hamtaahk - Pt. 2" - 19:05

CD track listing

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  1. "Theusz Hamtaahk (1st movement)" - 36:05
  2. "Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh (3rd movement of Theusz Hamtaahk)" 40:04

Legacy

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The version of "Theusz Hamtaahk" available here is considered[by whom?] the definitive version. Also, many people[who?] prefer the version of Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh here because the drums are much louder in the mix.

Personnel

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  • Klaus Blasquiz – vocals
  • Stella Vander – vocals
  • Liza Deluxe – vocals
  • Claire Laborde – vocals (2)
  • Maria Popkiewicz – vocals (2)
  • Didier Lockwood – violin
  • Gabriel Federow – guitar
  • Jean Luc Chevalier – guitar (2)
  • Patrick Gauthier – keyboards
  • Benoit Widemann – keyboards
  • Bernard Paganotti – bass
  • Christian Vander – drums, keyboards, vocals

Literature

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  • Gonin, Philippe (2010), "Retrospektïw", Magma - Décryptage d'un mythe et d'une musique (in French), Marseille: Le Mot et le Reste, pp. 211–226, ISBN 978-2-36054-000-6

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