URIAH HEEP The Magician's Birthday UK 1st PRESS UNPLAYED/MINT
£
254
$
337
£ 254
Sold For
Dec 3, 2012
Sold Date
Nov 23, 2012
Start Date
£ 24
Start price
30
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Great Britain
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URIAH HEEP The Magician's Birthday UK 1st PRESS UNPLAYED/MINT
STUNNING COPY - FLAWLESS SOUND - COMPLETE w/LYRIC INNER
URIAH HEEPThe Magician's Birthday
UK BRONZE RECORDS (ILPS 9213) FIRST PRESSING (December 1972) OF URIAH HEEP'S CLASSIC "The Magician's Birthday"
AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING COPY (the finest I have seen) - NEVER BEEN PLAYED - FLAWLESS THROUGHOUT
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE ORIGINAL BRONZE LABELS WHICH CARRY THE "Marketed and distributed by Island Records Limited" CREDIT ON THE BOTTOM RIM WITH THE ISLAND i LOGO
MATRICES: ILPS 9213 A-1U (with the U printed sideways) / ILPS 9213 B-1U (etched "G. KONG" on both run off grooves)
MOTHER/STAMPERS : 2/OR and 2/PM
THE RECORD HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT, ROGER DEAN DESIGNED, GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed in England by Robor Ltd" WITH FACTORY SEALED (and folded under) LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DELICATE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE PRINTED ON THIN WHITE PAPER WITH THE 'ILPS 9213' CATALOGUE NUMBER AND "? BRONZE RECORDS 1972" TEXT
After reaching an international level of success with Demons and Wizards, Uriah Heep continued to build their fan base by knocking out 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.
Side 1: Sunrise / Spiderwoman / Blind Eye / Echoes In The Dark / Rain
Side 2: Sweet Lorraine / Tales / The Magician's Birthday
LABELS: MINT
Clean, unmarked and factory-fresh labels - no spindle traces or signs of use
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Immaculate sound throughout - no audio imperfections of any kind - beautifully clean and perfect playback throughout, even on the gentle "Rain" - a really stunning copy - as-new - they really don't come better - the finest copy I have ever seen
SLEEVE: MINT-
Looks like it was made yesterday - clean, sharp and fresh - just a tiny touch of fading to the spine and the lightest touch of record impression on the back - nothing really - this copy is practically untouched
INNER SLEEVE: MINT-
Again, like-new - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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486 (GS 6.5.1 (486))
