Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday

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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

Credits

• Bass – Gary Thain
• Design – 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
• Written-By – Hensley* (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A5, B2)

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.

1st cat. number on back cover, 2nd on label. I think this one is the 1st rare German release. Cover made in Germany, disc with UK cat number but GER matrix runout. Bronze label with "i" logo

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A): C 86456 A-1
• Matrix / Runout (B): C 86456 B-1

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, 0598	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(LP, Album, RE, Gat)	Mercury, Mercury, Mercury	SRM 1-652, SRM-1-652, 0598	US	1972
none	Uriah Heep	The Magician's Birthday ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Crystal Records	none	Bulgaria	Unknown

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