Mail Order Magic

Mail Order Magic Artist: Roger Chapman
Label: Mystic UK
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 604388645824
EAN: 0604388645824
ASIN: B00061X9VK


Release Date: 2004-10-28

Mail Order Magic


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Tracks:

  1. Unknown Soldier (Can't Get to Heaven)
  2. He Was, She Was
  3. Barman
  4. Right to Go
  5. Ducking Down
  6. Making the Same Mistake
  7. Another Little Hurt
  8. Mail Order Magic
  9. Higher Ground
  10. Ground Floor
  11. Fortune Teller [*]
  12. Higher Ground [*][Demo Version]
  13. Unknown Soldier (Can't Get to Heaven) [Live][*]
  14. Ducking Down [Live][*]
  15. He Was, She Was [Live][*]

Album Details

Remastered Reissue of the Chapman Solo Album that Gave Him his First Taste of Chart Success in Europe. This Definitive Reissue features One Bonus Track, Extensive Liner Notes featuring Quotes from Band Members and Some Previously Unseen Photographs.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars For the Chapman Faithful.......2007-04-17

It's hard to keep reviews of obscure recordings more than two decades old in context. In some ways, this CD has not aged as well as others in Roger Chapman's extensive solo discography, yet one has to recall the dreadful state of corporate-run FM radio back then (and now).

This recording is one of the better ones from Chappo's collaborations with guitarist Geoff Whitehorn. Standouts include Unknown Soldier (Can't Get To Heaven), Mail Order Magic, Making The Same Mistake, Barman, Higher Ground, and Ground Floor. Poli Palmer, another Family alum, co-wrote Barman, Higher Ground, and Ground Floor, and John Wetton kicks in some nice bass chops on a couple of tracks. Whitehorn delivers consistent, solid lead guitar, showing some flashes of brilliance (but ultimately making me miss Charlie Whitney's lead all the more).

Chappo is the main attraction, of course, and he delivers the goods, really shining on the title cut, Unknown Soldier, and He Said, She Said.

I doubt that this CD won Chappo many new fans outside of Germany, but it certainly is essential listening for his core faithful.

Music Album:

  1. Mango Crazy ~ Roger Chapman
  2. Rollercoaster Holiday ~ Michael Moorcock & Deep Fix
  3. Red Hot ~ Don Harrison Band
  4. Rocks in the Head ~ Roger Daltrey
  5. Hang on Little Tomato
  6. Kensington Square
  7. Smoke in the Shadows ~ Lydia Lunch
  8. The Collection: Aerosmith/Get Your Wings/Toys in the Attic ~ Aerosmith
  9. Collection
  10. Vol. 2-Collection

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Descarga in New York ~ John Ben%C3%ADtez Trio

Jazz Loft Sessions ~ Various Artists

Two Originals

Winds of the East ~ Serenity

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Theme ~ Yoko Kanno

Le Bal a Mimile ~ Emile Prud'homme

Clareou ~ Netinho

Untitled ~ Sambomaster

Die Grombacher '97 ~ Die Grombacher

Guitar Extra Dry ~ Grand Papa Diabate