The Magician's Birthday

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 – Sydney 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, 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