Album DescriptionSpecial 2 CD deluxe expanded edition! Released in1978 just as Punk hit the streets and 2 years after being recorded, Kingdom Of Madness was Magnum's debut album for Jet Records. Awarding the album a 4 star rave review in Sounds (the weekly hard rock bible), writer Geoff Barton suggested the Birmingham band were capable of making a strong claim for a slice of the market occupied by the likes of Styx, Kansas and Yes. This 2 disc edition includes their first recordings made in 1974 and their first single, a version of The Searchers, 'Sweets For My Sweet'. Also included are album session tracks from '76 and appearing for the very first time on CD is the original 'king' cover artwork. Sanctuary. 2005.