URIAH HEEP Demons And Wizards 1972 ISLAND/BRONZE MINT
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URIAH HEEP Demons And Wizards 1972 ISLAND/BRONZE MINT
URIAH HEEPDemons And Wizards
1972 UK ISLAND/BRONZE (ILPS 9193) FIRST PRESSING
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL HYBRID COPY (UK/GERMAN) WHICH LOOKS ONCE PLAYED AND SOUNDS LIKE NEW
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK ISLAND/BRONZE LABELS
MATRIX: C 86185 A-1 / C 86185 B-1 (pressed in Germany but otherwise a UK issue with UK labels, UK catalogue number and UK gatefold)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ROGER DEAN DESIGNED GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by Robor Limited"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL GERMAN PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE SO NOT SUPPLIED WITH THE UK LYRIC INNER
This is the album that solidified Uriah Heep's reputation as a master of gothic-inflected heavy metal.
From short, sharp rock songs to lengthy, musically dense epics, Demons and Wizards finds Uriah Heep covering all the bases with style and power.
The album's approach is set with its lead-off track, "The Wizard": it starts as a simple acoustic tune but soon builds into a stately rocker that surges forth on a wall of sound built from thick guitar riffs, churchy organ, and operatic vocal harmonies.
Other highlights include "Traveller in Time," a fantasy-themed rocker built on thick wah-wah guitar riffs, and "Circle of Hands," a stately power ballad with a gospel-meets-heavy metal feel to it.
However, the top highlight of the album is the closing medley of "Paradise" and "The Spell": the first part of the medley starts in an acoustic folk mode and slowly adds layers of organ and electric guitar until it becomes a forceful slow-tempo rocker, while the second half is a punchy, organ-led rocker that includes an instrumental midsection where choral-style harmonies fortify a killer guitar solo from Mick Box.
All in all, Demons and Wizards works both as a showcase for Uriah Heep's instrumental firepower and an excellent display of their songwriting skills in a variety of hard rock styles and as a result, it is considered by many fans to be their finest hour
Side A:
The Wizard (2:59)
Traveller In Time (3:26)
Easy Livin' (2:36)
Poet's Justice (4:14)
Circle Of Hands (6:34)
Side B:
Rainbow Demon (4:30)
All My Life (2:46)
Paradise - The Spell (12:41)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just one spindle trace per side
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays perfectly throughout with nothing of note to fault the crisp, clean sound
SLEEVE: MINT
As sharp and fresh as the day it was made
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
1423 (GS 9.0 (1423))
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