URIAH HEEP 'DEMONS AND WIZARDS' UK 1st PRESS '72 MINT-
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Uriah Heep
'Demons And Wizards'
Bronze, UK, 1972
ILPS 9193
HEEP'S MOST commercially successful album. Their fourth in a long line of winners and no loosers. Retaining every molecule of pomposity, the Heep move in on their kill with precision and power drawing from a rich history of heaviousity spearheaded by Hensley's swirling Hammond Organ, Mick Box's blistering wah-wah guitar and David Byron's ludicrously operatic vocal gymnastics - and I say that with love.
At the time they were members of the big four - Sabbath Purple, Zeppelin and...the Heep. Rampaging heavy rock dinosaurs trampling from continent to continent raizing concert halls to the ground and clogging the airwaves with colourful and frightening album length tracks. It was a great time and, thankfully, I saw most the above bands in their heyday including Heep and believe me when I tell you that they gave all the others a run for their money.
This time around they came up with an explosive package helping to destroy the myth that they were a a one dimensional can of noise and of limited life expectancy. Archeytype Heep in so much as the lyrical themes dabble with fantasy amd mystique; another classic make no mistake. Every nuance is extremely well thought out, every riff calculated to create maximum impact and the quality of songs is just outrageous. As a working unit and forever on tour, it amazes me that they ever found time to write stuff this good.
'The Wizard' lead off track is a challenging and super intelligent slice of intent angst blessed with a simple yet effective chorus. It is world's apart from the usual Heep bluster but tracks such as 'Easy Livin', with trademark blasts of Hammond organ and flanged guitar, erupt from the speakers like rampaging elephants. It's as pompus and as diverse as you might expect yet all adding up to an incredibly entertaining package full of unexpected twists, turns and pleasant surprises.
A great Heep opus and one that should be in every early seventies hard rock collection. And this one is a beaut!
Pressing: Bronze, UK, 1972
Vinyl: Nice clean condition. One spindle mark on label and practically no other signs of use. Grades as a solid MINT-!
Cover: Practically no signs of use. Issued in a beautifully illustrated (by Roger Dean) and richly crafted gatefold cover. Sharp corners, no dings, no bends, touch of ring wear to top of rear panel, no split seams and no creases. Spine is pefectly square, straight and uncrushed. Beautiful and impossible to find like this 42 years after release. Grades as MINT-!
Inserts: Cutom lyric printed inner sleeve
Matrix:
1st Pressing
Side One: ILPS 9193 A - 1 U
Side Two: ILPS 9193 B - 1 U
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This is a vinyl album NOT a CD.
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