URIAH HEEP - DEMONS & WIZARDS, ABSOLUTE MINT A2, B1
£
19
$
25
£ 19
Sold For
May 18, 2012
Sold Date
May 11, 2012
Start Date
£ 5
Start price
4
Number Of Bids
Great Britain
Country Of Seller
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Description
YOU ARE BIDDING FOR URIAH HEEPS FOURTH STUDIO ALBUM FROM 1972. MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS ALBUM IS IN ABSOLUTE PRISTINE CONDITION THROUGHOUT AND PLAYS LIKE A DREAM. I DOUBT YOU WILL FIND SUCH A PERFECT SPECIMEN FOR ITS AGE (40 YEARS OLD). THE MATRICES ARE A-2U, B-1U AND THE ORIGINAL CATALOGUE NUMBER, ILPS 9193 HAS BEEN ETCHED THROUGH AND REPLACED WITH BRNA 193.
VINYL THE PLAYING SURFACE GRADES VISUALLY AS NEAR MINT. EVEN IN STRONG ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AND BRIGHT DAYLIGHT I CAN BEARLY MAKE OUT ANY FAINT SLEEVE INSERTION WISPS. ALSO, BY SIGHT AND ROTATION ON AN AUDIO TURNTABLE, THE VINYL SHOWS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF WARPING. AUDIBLY THE ALBUM IS POSSIBLY ONE OF THE BEST SPECIMENS I HAVE COME ACCROSS. TRY AS I MIGHT WITH FULL VOLUME, I CANNOT MAKE OUT MUCH SURFACE NOISE AT ALL EXCEPTING SLIGHT STATIC IN QUIET PASSAGES AND BETWEEN TRACKS THAT WILL LESSEN WITH PLAYING AND THE SOUND IS CRISP, CLEAR, VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC from this robust, heavy piece of vinyl. I WOULD SAY NEAR MINT. LABELS NEAR MINT. THE LABELS ARE CLEAN, UNFADED AND DISPLAY MINIMAL PLAYS WITH JUST A HANDFUL OF FAINT SPINDLE LINES. JUST A SLIGHT PAPER FOLDBACK AT THE SPINDLE HOLE WHERE THE LABEL HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY MIS ALLIGNED (SEE PHOTO). SLEEVES THE OUTER, GATEFOLD COVER IS EX+ WITH NO FADING, DISCOLOURING, INDENTS AND ONLY MINOR SCUFFING TO THE CORNER AND EDGE AND JUST A FEW CREASES AROUND THE EDGES AND A FEW BEARLY NOTICEABLE PEN TRACES (NOT INK). THE SURFACE IS STILL AS LUSTROUS AS THE DAY IT WAS MADE. SPINE FULLY IN TACT AND WRITING LEGIBLE. THE INNER SLEEVE IS AS NEW WITH A COUPLE OF EDGE CREASES AND SLIGHT VINYL IMPRESSION. NR MINT. PACKAGING IT IS MY DUTY AS A CONSCIENTIOUS SELLER, TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE PACKAGING AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO PROETCT YOUR VALUABLE INVESTMENT ITEM. AS SUCH, THE ITEM WILL BE ENCLOSED IN A CUSTOM CARD MAILER WITH CARD STIFFENER INSERTS TO FURTHER PROTECT FROM DAMAGE. A FURTHER STIFFENER WILL BE INSERTED INTO THE OUTER SLEEVE (IN PLACE OF THE VINYL) TO PREVENT CRUSHING OF THE SPINE. THE PACKAGE WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED AND DISPLAY FRAGILE STICKERS AND A RETURN ADDRESS IN CASE OF LOSS. REPRESENTATION AS I AM OFFERING GUARANTEED QUALITY WITH A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE, SHOULD THE ITEM NOT BE AS DESCRIBED, I ENDEAVOUR TO REPRESENT THE ITEM AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE SO AS TO PRESERVE MY REPUTATION AND MY 100% FEEDBACK RATING. aS SUCH, I ENDEAVOUR TO DESCRIBE THE ITEM 100% ACCURATELY BOTH VERBALLY AND VISUALLY. THIS BEEN THE REASON I HAVE INVESTED IN A STATE OF THE ART DIGITAL SLR CAMERA (18 MEGAPIXEL) AND STUDIO LIGHTING. THAT SAID, IF YOU REQUIRE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR IMAGES WHILST THE AUCTION IS STILL IN PROGRESS, EMAIL ME AND I WILL RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND AS HONESTLY AS POSSIBLE. POSTAGE COSTS 2ND CLASS - £2.95 WITH INSURANCE UP TO £50. PLEASE NOTE: AS I AM SELLING SEVERAL ALBUMS AT THE MOMENT, I WILL COMBINE UK POSTAGE FOR TWO ALBUMS. THATS TWO ALBUMS FOR THE SAME POSTAGE COST AS ONE (£2.95). EUROPE - £5.00 rEST OF WORLD - £7.50 ALBUM NOTES Demons and Wizards is the fourth album released by British rock band Uriah Heep. The original vinyl release was a gatefold sleeve, the front of which was designed by Roger Dean and contains a hidden erotic image of male and female genitalia. The inner of the gatefold had pictures of the band and notes by Ken Hensley, whilst the LP itself was housed in a liner on which were printed the lyrics. The songs "The Wizard" and "Easy Livin'" were released as singles in the United Kingdom and North America, as well as many other markets. "Easy Livin'" entered the US Top 40 at #39, making it Heep's first and only American hit. "Easy Livin'" was also a mega hit in the Netherlands and Germany, countries which were becoming a strong market for the band. It reached a disappointing #75 in Australia. The album itself was certified Gold in the US on 27 October 1972. The album is today regarded by many fans and critics alike as Uriah Heep's best album, often ranked against the preceding Look at Yourself. Even Rolling Stone, which printed an infamously negative review of the band's debut album, ran a positive assessment of Demons and Wizards. "These guys are good. The first side of Demons and Wizards is simply odds-on the finest high energy workout of the year, tying nose and nose with the Blue Oyster Cult," wrote Mike Saunders, who stated in conclusion, "they may have started out as a thoroughly dispensable neo-Cream & Blooze outfit, but at this point Uriah Heep are shaping up into one hell of a first-rate modern rock band”. The album also served as partial inspiration for Hansi Kürsch and Jon Schaffer's side-project Demons and Wizards. Track listing All songs written by Ken Hensley except where noted. 1."The Wizard" (Mark Clarke, Ken Hensley) – 2:59 2."Traveller in Time" (Mick Box, David Byron, Lee Kerslake) – 3:25 3."Easy Livin'" – 2:37 4."Poet's Justice" (Box, Hensley, Kerslake) – 4:15 5."Circle of Hands" – 6:25 6."Rainbow Demon" – 4:25 7."All My Life" (Box, Byron, Kerslake) – 2:44 8."Paradise" – 5:10 9."The Spell" - 7:32price rating
