URIAH HEEP Demons And Wizards 1972 UK 1st PRESS (1G) w/INNER NEAR MINT
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May 25, 2021
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URIAH HEEP Demons And Wizards 1972 UK 1st PRESS (1G) w/INNER NEAR MINT
URIAH HEEPDemons And Wizards
UK ISLAND/BRONZE (ILPS 9193) FIRST PRESSING (June 1972)
SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY
IN ONCE PLAYED GREAT CONDITION
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BRONZE/ISLAND LABELS WITH THE ISLAND 'i'
MATRIX: ILPS 9193 A-1U / ILPS 9193 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G 1/A (one of the first copies off the press)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL ROGER DEAN DESIGNED GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by Tinsley Robor Group Ltd"
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: MINT / NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of labels with just one spindle trace on one side, none on the other
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Both surfaces are clean with nothing but some light marks which have no impact on the sound
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully with practically nothing to fault.
No scratches, loud clicks or pops, just a touch of background low-level surface on some of the quietest bits (nothing really)
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Practically as-new and as clean, crisp, sharp and fresh as the day it was made with nothing but a very soft crease to the top back edge
INNER SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
But apart from a bottom central seam split the silky finish square cut corner inner is as good as new
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any 1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))
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