URIAH HEEP Demons And Wizards 1972 UK 1st PRESS MINT-

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Nov 30, 2012 Sold Date

Nov 20, 2012 Start Date

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URIAH HEEP Demons And Wizards 1972 UK 1st PRESS MINT-

ONE PLAY - SUPERB SOUND - COMPLETE w/LYRIC INNER SLEEVE

URIAH HEEP
Demons And Wizards

UK BRONZE (ILPS 9193) COMPLETE FIRST PRESSING (June 1972) OF URIAH HEEP'S "Demons And Wizards" LP
BEAUTIFUL CONDITION - POSSIBLY ONLY EVER PLAYED ONCE

PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BRONZE LABELS (with "Marketed and distributed by Island Records Limited" statement and Island i logo)
MATRIX: ILPS 9193 A-1U / ILPS 9193 B-1U (machine stamped)
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/PM and 1, 3/OH
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT, 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 / Traveller In Time / Easy Livin’ / Poets Justice / Circle Of Hands
Side 2: Rainbow Demon / All My Life / Paradise - The Spell

LABELS: MINT-
Clean, bright, factory-fresh labels with one light spindle trace - still retains some vinyl residue around the spindle hole
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both sides shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT-
An impressively recorded and engineered album which delivers crystal clear, deep, rich and strong audio reproduction throughout.
My play-check at very loud volume found no major audio issues of note - just two soft clicks (literally) in the middle of "Circle Of Hands" (impossibly minor and no evidence for these on the vinyl surface) otherwise, flawless - superb copy - don't come much better
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT(+)
The gatefold cover is clean, crisp and sharp with just a little rubbing to the surfaces and bottom edge and a light touch of ring on the back
LYRIC INNER: EXCELLENT
Clean and unmarked with just a tiny (1cm) split on the centre of the bottom edge

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A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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