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Album notes from the CD release of Magic Lady by Mandy Morton And Spriguns: "Magic Lady" " ... and the silver halls stand stand empty and decaying in the dust, as we silently remember the lady that we lost" The idea for the "Magic Lady" album was conceived in the early spring of 1978. Spriguns had just spend two years under the Decca record banner and it was Mandy Morton who decided to sever her connections with Decca to form her own recording label and management structure using the name of Spriguns as a backing band. It was perhaps the best move she ever made, as "Magic Lady" is now one of the finest pieces of work to come out of the history of Spriguns music. The album was to have been titled Music Prince, but on April the 21st, 1978, the folk world was rocked by the news of the death of Sandy Denny, and as Sandy's music had been perhaps the greatest single influence in Mandy's career, the album was retitled "Magic Lady" and dedicated to Sandy Denny. The album was recorded in the summer of '78 and with the band egos disposed of Mandy called on a host of musicians to weave the "magic". The songs are known to have a sombre effect on those who delve too closely into the lyrics, but on the surface the album is a collection of witchery, magic and the supernatural. Think of it what you will ... The album closes with a bitter farewell in the shape of the Magic Lady reprise - a statement of loss from one singer for another ... Hugo Chavez-Smith. User-contributed text is availa
