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URIAH HEEP Demons And Wizards 1972 UK ISLAND/BRONZE 1st PRESS w/UNSPLIT INNER URIAH HEEP
Demons And Wizards

UK ISLAND/BRONZE (ILPS 9193) FIRST PRESSING (June 1972)
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY - BARELY PLAYED AND DELIVERING SENSATIONAL SOUND

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BRONZE/ISLAND LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9193 A-1U / ILPS 9193 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1, 3/RO and 2/AT
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ROGER DEAN DESIGNED GATEFOLD SLEEVE (with its outrageous phallic imagery) "Printed and made by Tinsley Robor Group Ltd" WITH FACTORY SEALED and FOLDED UNDER LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BLUE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE PRINTED ON SOFT CARD WITH A SILKY SMOOTH FINISH AND ISLAND 'ILPS 9193' CATALOGUE NUMBER

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 1:
The Wizard (2:59)
Traveller In Time (3:26)
Easy Livin' (2:36)
Poet's Justice (4:14)
Circle Of Hands (6:34)
Side 2:
Rainbow Demon (4:30)
All My Life (2:46)
Paradise - The Spell(12:41)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of labels - clean and unmarked - barely a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Both sides shine like-new with nothing but some harmless light marks most of which look like they are from manufacture rather than later use
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
Apart from a little surface noted between some of the tracks - nothing really - the set plays beautifully with strong, deep, rich and warm sound - great copy - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Clean and solid and all text on the spine is clear and bold
LYRIC INNER: NEAR MINT
Clean and fresh - no seam splits

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INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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