URIAH HEEP - SALISBURY VERTIGO SWIRL 1st press complete with orig. inner 1971 UK
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URIAH HEEP - SALISBURY
VERTIGO
6360 028
UK 1971 First Press Original
Matrices: 1Y1 2Y1
Extremely hard to find prog album with stunning songcraft, a classic that is hard to find at any time!!!
Salisbury is the second album released by British band Uriah Heep.
Although the majority of tracks are clean hard rock, more so than on the previous Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble, the album features forays into both jazz-fusion on "The Park", and square progressive rock on the band's first foray into large–scale composition, the 16–minute title track featuring a 24–piece orchestra. It also includes the largely acoustic ballad "Lady In Black." The hard rock sound, quite prominent here, would be transferred over to their next release, which was to be dominated by this genre. Unlike their first album, songwriting credits for fully half of the record are attributed to Ken Hensley alone, as opposed to the collaborative partnership credits of Box/Byron on the debut.
The album was originally released on the Vertigo label, as had been the band's debut Very 'eavy... Very 'umble, but both were soon re-released when the band signed to the new Bronze Records for their third LP. The connection of the artwork to the title is readily explained. Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, is an Army training-area. On the front of the album sleeve is a British Chieftain tank.
Vinyl: VG to VG+. I have played this in full> There are NO jumps, NO clicks and NO sticks!!! . There are quite a few hairlines and the replay has some static noise here and there although easily overpowered on most parts by the strong and often heavy prog audio. My feeling is that the audio will improve on successive spins as there might be some dust in the grooves which I have not attempted to clean.
Sleeve: VG+. Gatefold sleeve. No stickers, NO smudges, NO tears, NO seamsplits, one small name written in the "H" of Heep at the front.Otherwise a clean sleeve with mild storage rubbing to the top and bottom edges.A couple of small mini creases to the front not immediately obvious. The inside gatefold is excellent. The spine is deadstright and fully legible.
Labels: EX. One small "S" written on the B-side label.
Inner: The correct SWIRL inner polylined sleeve has 1 tiny tear on the circle. It is the CORRECT datestamped one that belongs to this album!!! Light age yellowing.
This is a unique investment opportunity!!! Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day esp. in this formidable condition.
Important :International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 41.00. All parcels to Italy will have to be recorded, please wait for my invoice (sorry but to many parcels have gone astray or arrived)!! Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.
Top albums on my decks this week (well worth checking these out):
1. Porcupine Tree - Up the Downstair
2. Opeth - Heritage
3. Supersister - Pudding of Gisteren
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A respectable album that hardly ever comes up for sale now and even in a VG+ condition will get the attention of many prog collectors and is as such an excellent investment opportunity!!!
Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.
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