Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday FLAC download

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Sunrise Written-By – Hensley*	4:04
A2	Spider Woman Written-By – Byron*, Thain*, Kerslake*, Box*	2:25
A3	Blind Eye Written-By – Hensley*	3:33
A4	Echoes In The Dark Written-By – Hensley*	4:48
A5	Rain Written-By – Hensley*	3:59
B1	Sweet Lorraine Written-By – Byron*, Thain*, Box*	4:13
B2	Tales Written-By – Hensley*	4:09
B3	The Magician's Birthday Written-By – Hensley*, Kerslake*, Box*	10:23

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – INgrooves
• Distributed By – INgrooves

Credits

• Bass Guitar – Gary Thain
• Design [Cover] – Roger Dean
• Drums, Percussion – Lee Kerslake
• Engineer – Peter Gallen
• Engineer [Assistant] – Ashley Howe
• Guitar – Mick Box
• Keyboards, Guitar, Synthesizer [Moog] – Ken Hensley
• Photography By – Fin Costello
• Producer – Gerry Bron
• Vocals – David Byron

Notes

Gatefold sleeve. Made in the USA.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 881034104779

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9213	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9213	UK	1972
6396 021	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Island Records	6396 021	France	1972
812 298-2	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Mercury	812 298-2	Russia	Unknown
SRM 1-652, SRM-1-652	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(LP, Album, RE, Ter)	Mercury, Mercury	SRM 1-652, SRM-1-652	US	Unknown
none	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Crystal Records	none	Bulgaria	Unknown

Tracklist

A1	Sunrise	4:04
A2	Spider Woman	2:25
A3	Blind Eye	3:33
A4	Echoes In The Dark	4:48
A5	Rain	3:59
B1	Sweet Lorraine	4:13
B2	Tales	4:09
B3	The Magician's Birthday	10:23

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Lansdowne Studios

Credits

• Bass – Gary Thain
• Design [Cover] – Roger Dean
• Drums, Percussion – Lee Kerslake
• Engineer – Peter Gallen
• Engineer [Assistant] – Ashley Howe
• Guitar – Mick Box
• Keyboards, Guitar, Synthesizer [Moog], Other, Liner Notes – Ken Hensley
• Mastered By – Gilbert Kong
• Photography By – Fin Costello
• Producer – Gerry Bron
• Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Brian Cole* (tracks: B2)
• Vocals – David Byron
• Written-By – Byron* (tracks: A2, B1), Thain* (tracks: A2, B1), Hensley* (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B2, B3), Kerslake* (tracks: A2, B3), Box* (tracks: A2, B1, B3)

Notes

Recorded at Lansdowne Studios, London, September/October 1972.
Reference to "Happy Birthday To You" is by kind permission of K.P.M. Group, London.
All Songs published by WB Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Mercury Record Productions, Inc.
A product of Phonogram Inc.,
Chicago, Illinois - Made in Canada

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 1): SRM-1-652 A DK
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side2): SRM-1-652 A-B-3 ⓞ-O-ⓞ K

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9213	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9213	UK	1972
6396 021	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Island Records	6396 021	France	1972
812 298-2	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Mercury	812 298-2	Russia	Unknown
SRM 1-652, SRM-1-652	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(LP, Album, RE, Ter)	Mercury, Mercury	SRM 1-652, SRM-1-652	US	Unknown
none	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Crystal Records	none	Bulgaria	Unknown

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Sunrise Written-By – Hensley*	4:04
2	Spider Woman Written-By – Byron*, Thain*, Kerslake*, Box*	2:25
3	Blind Eye Written-By – Hensley*	3:33
4	Echoes In The Dark Written-By – Hensley*	4:48
5	Rain Written-By – Hensley*	3:59
6	Sweet Lorraine Written-By – Byron*, Thain*, Box*	4:13
7	Tales Written-By – Hensley*	4:09
8	The Magician's Birthday Written-By – Hensley*, Kerslake*, Box*	10:23
Bonus Tracks
9	Silver White Man (Previously Unreleased) Mixed By – Ian Herron, Robert M. Corich*Written-By – Byron*	3:43
10	Crystal Ball (Previously Unreleased) Mixed By – Ian Herron, Robert M. Corich*Written-By – Thain*	4:08

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Bronze Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Castle Copyrights Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Castle Communications PLC
• Copyright (c) – Castle Communications PLC
• Published By – Sidney Bron Music Co. Ltd.
• Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
• Recorded At – Lansdowne Studios
• Made By – Universal M & L, UK

Credits

• Artwork [CD] – Creation Graphics
• Bass Guitar – Gary Thain
• Design [Original Cover Artwork], Painting [Original Cover Drawn By] – Roger Dean
• Drums, Percussion – Lee Kerslake
• Engineer – Peter Gallen
• Engineer [Assistant] – Ashley Howe
• Guitar [Guitars] – Mick Box
• Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars], Synthesizer [Moog] – Ken Hensley
• Liner Notes – Ken Hensley, Mick Box, Robert M. Corich*
• Photography By – Fin Costello
• Producer – Gerry Bron
• Remastered By – Mike Brown , Robert M. Corich*
• Research, Coordinator [Co-ordination] – Robert M. Corich*
• Sleeve [Revised Sleeve Prepared By], Liner Notes [Revised Notes Prepared By] – Red Steel Productions
• Vocals – David Byron

Notes

Originally released in UK November 1972 Bronze ILPS 9213 and in the USA - November 1972 Mercury SRM 1630 1972.

Recorded at Lansdowne Studios, London Sept/Oct 1972
Track 9 and 10 mixed in June 1995.
All tracks remastered August 1995.

Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd., except track 9 and 10 Copyright Control.
Originally published by Sydney Bron Music Co. Ltd.

CD artwork by Creation Graphics, Luton, England
Revised sleeve and notes prepared for the Essential label.

Super Bitmap Digital Master

Tracks 1 to 8 ℗ 1972 Bronze Records Ltd.
Tracks 9 and 10 ℗ 1995 Castle Copyrights Ltd.

℗ & © 1996 Castle Communications PLC

Made in England.

Released in a jewel case with clear tray and a 12-page booklet including lyrics.

May come with a tin foil sticker which reads:
Remastered from the original master tapes
Faithfully restored artwork

Track 10 listed in the booklet as Crystal Ball (Gary's Song)

This version differs from Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday by a different matrix/pressing plant and the disc artwork being slightly differently positioned (for example, the space between "Compact Disc"-logo and the "Made in England" text.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed): 5 027615 833927
• Matrix / Runout: ESMCD339 02 5
• Matrix / Runout (Mould stamp): MADEIN THE UK BY UNIVERSAL M&L
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L135
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 04D8
• Label Code: LC 6448

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ILPS 9213	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Bronze	ILPS 9213	UK	1972
6396 021	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Island Records	6396 021	France	1972
812 298-2	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Mercury	812 298-2	Russia	Unknown
SRM 1-652, SRM-1-652	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(LP, Album, RE, Ter)	Mercury, Mercury	SRM 1-652, SRM-1-652	US	Unknown
none	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Crystal Records	none	Bulgaria	Unknown