Originally issued in September 1977, 'Magic Is a Child' was recorded in the USA following the departure of Nektar's original guitarist and vocalist Roye Albrighton the previous year. This expanded 3CD edition has been newly remastered from the original tapes and includes five bonus tracks and two additional discs featuring live performances recorded on the `Magic Is a Child' tour at Hofstra University, Long Island and The Community Theater, Phoenix, AZ in October and November 1977 which reveal the power of this incarnation of the band on stage. The clamshell box set includes a booklet with a new essay by Mo Moore.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Away from Asgard

Nektar

2.Magic Is a Child

Nektar

3.Eerie Lackawanna

Nektar

4.Midnite Lite

Nektar

5.Love to Share (Keep Your Worries Behind You)

Nektar

6.Train from Nowhere

Nektar

7.Listen

Nektar

8.On the Run (The Trucker)

Nektar

9.Spread Your Wings

Nektar

10.Away from Asgard (Demo)

Nektar

11.On the Run (The Trucker) [alternate Mix]

Nektar

12.Listen (Early Version)

Nektar

13.Train from Nowhere (Feat. Robert Fripp)

Nektar

14.Silver Lady (Live in Northampton, MA, 1977)

Nektar

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Midnite Lite (Live at Hofstra University, Long Island, October 1977)

Nektar

2.Train from Nowhere (Live at Hofstra University, Long Island, October 1977)

Nektar

3.Remember the Future Part 2 (Live at Hofstra University, Long Island, October 1977)

Nektar

4.Away from Asgard (Live at Hofstra University, Long Island, October 1977)

Nektar

5.Crying in the Dark/King of Twilight (Live at Hofstra University, Long Island, October 1977)

Nektar

6.Magic Is a Child (Live at Hofstra University, Long Island, October 1977)

Nektar

7.Recycled (Live at Hofstra University, Long Island, October 1977)

Nektar

8.Eerie Lackawanna (Live at Hofstra University, Long Island, October 1977)

Nektar

9.Oh Willy (Live at Hofstra University, Long Island, October 1977)

Nektar

10.On the Run (The Trucker) [live at Hofstra University, Long Island, October 1977]

Nektar

11.Spread Your Wings (Live at Hofstra University, Long Island, October 1977)

Nektar

Disc 3

Track name

Artist

1.Train from Nowhere (Live at the Community Theater, Phoenix, November 1977)

Nektar

2.Remember the Future Part 2 (Live at the Community Theater, Phoenix, November 1977)

Nektar

3.Midnite Light (Live at the Community Theater, Phoenix, November 1977)

Nektar

4.Listen (Live at the Community Theater, Phoenix, November 1977)

Nektar

5.Crying in the Dark/King of Twilight (Live at the Community Theater, Phoenix, November 1977)

Nektar

6.Magic Is a Child (Live at the Community Theater, Phoenix, November 1977)

Nektar

7.Away from Asgard (Live at the Community Theater, Phoenix, November 1977)

Nektar

8.Eerie Lackawanna (Live at the Community Theater, Phoenix, November 1977)

Nektar

9.Oh Willy (Live at the Community Theater, Phoenix, November 1977)

Nektar

10.Spread Your Wings (Live at the Community Theater, Phoenix, November 1977)

Nektar

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