URIAH HEEP, THE MAGICIAN’S BIRTHDAY 1972 UK BRONZE/ISLAND RECORD LABEL + INNER.

	£		50
	$		66

A BEAUTIFUL UN-PLAYED EXAMPLE OF THIS 1972 FIRST ISSUE UK ALBUM RELEASE IN GATE-FOLD SLEEVE WITH LYRIC INNER BAG.

  After reaching an international level of success with Demons and Wizards, Uriah Heep continued to build their fan base by recording another album of Prog-like metal before the year's end. The end result, The Magician's Birthday, is not as consistent or cohesive as Demons and Wizards but still offers plenty of highlights. It starts dramatically with "Sunrise," a spooky power ballad that alternates quiet organ-led verses with an emotional chorus and guitar-fuelled instrumental breaks topped off by David Byron's operatic wail. The remainder of the album divides its time between punchy rockers and spacey balladry before climaxing with another prog-inflected epic. Highlights in the rock arena include "Blind Eye," an acoustic -flavoured rocker whose galloping pace is firmly anchored by Gary Thain's melodic bass-line, and "Sweet Lorraine," a stomping good-time rocker that adds extra texture to its guitar-driven sound with some spacey synthesizer lines. As for the quieter moments, "Rain" is a lovely piano ballad that makes surprising and impressive use of a xylophone in its sound and "Echoes in the Dark" is an eerie mid-tempo song that alternates stark piano-led verses with an emotional chorus cemented by Mick Box's searing guitar leads.

  Both record labels are in pristine as new Mint condition,  beautiful, bright and undamaged record labels without signs of play to the centre of each record label.

  Side 1 matrix information side 1: ILPS 9213A-1U and Side 2: ILPS 9213 B-1U, the letter U on side 2 is stamped sideways.
  Side 1 Mother stampers: 1 GH and Side 2: 2 GH.

  The wording G.Kong is etched into the trail out area on both sides of the LP.

  Both sides of the heavy first pressing LP are in immaculate Mint condition,  beautiful, bright vinyl surfaces to both sides, without any marks, in fact the LP surfaces look as new.

    The LP comes in it’s original printed lyric inner record sleeve which is in undamaged Excellent Plus

condition, no seam splits or tears, just a hint of age toning.

  And is protected in it’s original matt, Roger Dean Designed, Gatefold Sleeve "Printed in England by Robor Ltd" and is in superb Excellent Plus to Near Mint condition, there are no seam splits or tears, just very mild LP storage signs to the reverse panel, all edges and spine edge are undamaged.

  This is a beautiful example of this first issue Uriah Heep LP in stunning condition, with an immaculate LP.

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