Magic Box (album)

Magic Box
Studio album by The Loved Ones
Released October 1967
Recorded 1966 - 1967
Genre Rock
Label W&G Records(1967 original label)
Astor (1972 reissue)
Raven (1985 reissue)
Karussell (1995 CD issue)
The Loved Ones chronology
Blueberry Hill (EP)
(1966)
Magic Box
(1967)
Singles from Magic Box
  1. ""The Loved One"/"This Is Love""
    Released: May 1966
  2. ""Sad Dark Eyes"/"The Woman I Love""
    Released: December 1966
  3. ""A Love Like Ours"/"The Lovely Car""
    Released: April 1967
  4. ""Love Song"/"Magic Box""
    Released: August 1967
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Magic Box (also known by its cover title as The Loved Ones' Magic Box) is the debut and sole album from Australian rock band The Loved Ones. It was released in the Australia on the W&G label in 1967.

The album was a compilation of previous songs from the Blueberry Hill EP (omitting 'This Is Love') and the first three singles recorded and released in 1966-67 as well as new songs recorded (in 1967) just for the album. It was one of the first Australian rock albums to be released in stereo.

The album was included in the 2010 book, '100 Best Australian Albums'.

Track listing

Original 1967 LP release

Side A

No. Title Length
1. "The Magic Box"   1:58
2. "Shake, Rattle & Roll"   3:14
3. "More Than Love"   2:09
4. "Everlovin' Man"   2:12
5. "Blueberry Hill"   2:38
6. "Love Song"   2:12

Side B

No. Title Length
1. "A Love Like Ours"   2.10
2. "The Woman In Love"   3:14
3. "I Want You To Love Me"   2:42
4. "The Loverly Car"   1:56
5. "Sad Dark Eyes"   2:14
6. "The Loved One"   2:45

CD Reissues

The album was reissued in 1985 on Glenn A. Baker's label Raven Records with a different track order and bouns tracks. However, when the album was remastered only the left hand channel of the stereo master was used. This means some instruments and an intro to 'Sad Dark Eyes' (a electric piano in the right hand channel) are missing on the Raven Records release. The 1995 Karussell compact disc uses the Raven Records master as its source, meaning the true stereo or mono version of Magic Box has never been released on compact disc.

1985 Raven reissue

No. Title Length
1. "The Loved One"   2.45
2. "Everlovin' Man"   2:08
3. "Sad Dark Eyes (missing 7 seconds of the intro)"   2.14
4. "A Love Like Ours"   2:10
5. "Love Song"   2:12
6. "Blueberry Hill"   2.38
7. "Shake, Rattle & Roll"   3:14
8. "This Is Love (Bonus track from the "Blueberry Hill" EP)"   2:25
9. "Magic Box"   1.58
10. "More Than Love"   2:09
11. "The Woman I Love"   1:58
12. "The Loverly Car"   1:56
13. "I Want You To Love Me"   2:45
14. "(I'm No Good) Without You (Rehearsal)"   3.47
15. "Everlovin' Man (Live at Festival Hall, Melbourne, April 23, 1967)"   2:08
16. "Ongo Bongo Man (Gerry & The Joy Band)"    
17. "Rave On (Gerry & The Joy Band)"    
18. "Oh Lonesome Me (Gerry & The Joy Band)"    
19. "My Name Is Earl (Gerry & The Joy Band)"    

1995 Karussell reissue

No. Title Length
1. "The Loved One"   2.45
2. "Everlovin' Man"   2:08
3. "Sad Dark Eyes"   2.14
4. "A Love Like Ours"   2:10
5. "Love Song"   2:12
6. "Blueberry Hill"   2.38
7. "Shake, Rattle & Roll"   3:14
8. "This Is Love"   2:25
9. "Magic Box"   1.58
10. "More Than Love"   2:09
11. "The Woman I Love"   1:58
12. "The Loverly Car"   1:56
13. "I Want You To Love Me"   2:45
14. "(I'm No Good) Without You (Rehearsal)"   3.47
15. "Everlovin' Man (Live at Festival Hall, Melbourne, April 23, 1967)"   2:08
16. "Sad Dark Eyes (Live at Festival Hall, Melbourne, April 23, 1967)"   2:25
17. "The Loved One (Live at Festival Hall, Melbourne, April 23, 1967)"   3:32

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