The Magician's Birthday

by Uriah Heep

The Magician's Birthday cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1972
  • Label: Bronze
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 2:03:13
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Lee Kerslake, Gary Thain, Mick Box, David Byron

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released mere months after the massive success of 'Demons and Wizards', Uriah Heep continued their staggeringly prolific hot streak with another soaring, fantasy-driven hard rock triumph. 'The Magician's Birthday' balances beautifully melodic, deeply passionate rock anthems with incredibly heavy, wildly epic progressive-rock arrangements and mystical storytelling.

Genres

Descriptors: Conceptual, fantasy, melodic, progressive, symphonic

Tracklist

  1. Sunrise (4:04)
  2. Spider Woman (2:27)
  3. Blind Eye (3:33)
  4. Echoes in the Dark (4:49)
  5. Rain (3:59)
  6. Sweet Lorraine (4:15)
  7. Tales (4:09)
  8. The Magician's Birthday (10:19)
  9. Crystal Ball - Outtake (4:07)
  10. Silver White Man - Outtake Vocal Version (3:37)
  11. Proud Words - Alternate Version (3:22)
  12. Echoes in the Dark - Edit (4:19)
  13. Rain - Edit (3:13)
  14. Happy Birthday (4:42)
  15. Sunrise - Single Edit (2:45)
  16. Gary's Song (4:22)
  17. Silver White Man - Outtake Instrumental Version (3:43)
  18. Echoes in the Dark - Alternate Version (3:13)
  19. Sweet Lorraine - Alternate Version (4:56)
  20. Blind Eye - Alternate Version (5:08)
  21. Tales - Alternate Version (4:02)
  22. Silver White Man - Alternate Version (4:08)
  23. Sunrise - Alternate Version (4:25)
  24. Spider Woman - Alternate Version (2:38)
  25. The Magician's Birthday - Alternate Version (10:50)
  26. Rain - Alternate Version (4:40)
  27. Sunrise - Alternate Single Version (3:36)
  28. Sweet Lorraine - Alternate Single Version (3:38)

Credits

  • Uriah Heep - primary artist
  • Gary Thain - bass guitar, written-by
  • Roger Dean - design [cover design]
  • Lee Kerslake - drums, percussion, written-by
  • Peter Gallen - engineer
  • Ashley Howe - engineer [assistant engineer]
  • Mick Box - guitar, written-by
  • Ken Hensley - keyboards, guitar, synthesizer [moog synthesizer], liner notes [september 1972], written-by
  • Gilbert Kong - lacquer cut by
  • Fin Costello - photography by [photographs by]
  • Gerry Bron - producer [produced by]
  • David Byron - vocals, written-by

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