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Title: The Magician's Birthday
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Category: Classic Rock
Year: 1972
Label: Bronze
Catalog Number: ILPS 9213
Personnel
David Byron Vocals
Gary Thain Bass
Ken Hensley Keyboards, Guitars, Moog Synthesizer
Lee Kerslake Drums, Percussion
Mick Box Guitars
Tracks
| 1. | Sunrise | 4:04 |
| 2. | Spider Woman | 2:25 |
| 3. | Blind Eye | 3:33 |
| 4. | Echoes in the Dark | 4:48 |
| 5. | Rain | 3:59 |
| 6. | Sweet Lorraine | 4:13 |
| 7. | Tales | 4:09 |
| 8. | The Magician's Birthday | 10:23 |
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| Total Running Time: | 37:34 |
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Existing comments about this CD
| From: masmusic |
Date: July 20, 2010 at 16:19 |
| One of my all time favorites releases. This band just keeps on going!
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| From: Remastered Reason |
Date: July 27, 2010 at 18:56 |
| A very creative period for the band continued during this session, resulting in another strong album. "Ranging from paino balladry, to sweaty, organ blues rockers, & progressive ensambles, Heep found this winning formula & followed it throughout most of their career during the Byron years. In late 1972, they were in the process of polishing it to perfection. If any album can be isolated to give a glimpse of Heep's personality, this was it. The band had profitted by their internal chemistry as well, stabilizing it's lineup for a second straight album, producing solid musicianship & imaginative lyrics. Probably, this is the best known & now the second longest tenured incarnation of Uriah Heep. They would go on to record together through the Wonderworld album in 1974. Highlights here include the quaint but beautiful "Rain", one of Heep's best ballads ever, & the bar room ready, blues boogie of "Sweet Lorraine". The album continuity flows rather flawlessly & finally closes with an epical t
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| From: Remastered Reason |
Date: July 27, 2010 at 18:57 |
| The album continuity flows rather flawlessly & finally closes with an epical tale of a mythical mystic. Overall, a superior group effort that solidified Heep's credibility and debunked the media trashing of yesteryear.
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| From: rick kerch vzla |
Date: February 18, 2018 at 22:32 |
| I like this album over the previous one "Demons & Wizards"...tracks # 1,2,4,5(nice),6 & 8 are the ones for me out of it.80/100
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| From: hair metal again |
Date: January 2, 2019 at 8:43 |
| URIAH HEEP at the time was a great live band and had just released a great album like Demons & Wizards ,so i really cant understand why they were so in a rush to release another one in the same year!Magician s Birthday doesnt have the songs ,the hooks and the right vibe and cant find any big moments in it for URIAH HEEP!certainly there is a quality but it didnt do for me
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