THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UK FIRST PRESSING on VERTIGO 'Swirl' label. GATEFOLD COVER + COMPANY INNER SLEEVE. The cover is in VG condition, with discolouration/wear on spines/corners, mild creases on edges, surface ringwear/edgewear, store sticker with small tear on front (top right corner), surface lines/marks on front/rear, left spine is readable; INSIDE PANELS in VG+ condition but surface edgewear; 'SWIRL' INNER in VG(+) condition, normal wear but dirty and with breaks on die-cut and on top corner; please for details see photos (with and without flashlight). Vinyl is in VG+ condition (light clicks/mild crackles) and plays great and without lessening in sound quality.
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British hard rockers with a revolving-door lineup and an eclectic sound that grandly draws on prog, metal, acid rock, and pastoral folk. Taking their name from the scheming, parasitic lawyer in Charles Dickens' 1850 novel David Copperfield, Uriah Heep is a progressive rock institution that, alongside bands like Deep Purple, Queen, Black Sabbath, and Led Zeppelin, helped lay the foundation for the United Kingdom's vibrant hard rock/heavy metal scene. Founded in 1969 by powerhouse vocalist David Byron and guitarist Mick Box, the band went through a prodigious number of members over the next 50 years, with nearly 40 different musicians passing through the ranks. Twelve of the group's albums, including 1972's seminal Demons and Wizards, have charted in the U.K., bolstered by radio hits like "Easy Livin'," "The Wizard," "Sweet Lorraine," "Lady in Black," and "Stealin'."
"SALISBURY"
tracklist
Side A: BIRD OF PREY - THE PARK - TIME TO LIVE - LADY IN BLACK
Side B: HIGH PRIESTESS - SALISBURY
1971 LP VERTIGO RECORDS 6360028
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ON VERTIGO " Swirl" LABEL
GATEFOLD COVER + COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
NOTES: Vertigo 'large swirl' label.
Matt gatefold sleeve with swirl inner bag.
Recorded at Lansdowne Studios London October / November 1970
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: VERTIGO - SWIRL LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) 6360028 (rear) 6360028 VO PRICE CODE
Catalog on labels: (on Side A): none
(on Side B): 6360 028 6360 028 2
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): 6360028 1Y✲ 1 420 1 4
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): 6360028 2Y✲ 1 1 3
On label (Side B only): rim text "All Rights.........Prohibited"
Brass and woodwing arranged by John Fiddy
℗ 1971
Produced by Gerry Bron for Hit Record Productions Ltd.
On Inside Righr Panel: Tracklist + Notes + Credits
grading
RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG but (please, see pictures and read above description)
On their second album, Uriah Heep jettisons the experiments that weighed down Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble and works toward perfecting their blend of heavy metal power and prog rock complexity. Salisbury tips the band's style in the prog direction, containing one side of songs and one side dominated by a lengthy and ornate epic-length composition. Highlights on the song-oriented side include "Bird of Prey," a soaring rocker that blends furious, power chord-fuelled verses with spacy, keyboard-drenched instrumental breaks, and "Lady in Black," a stylishly arranged tune that builds from a folk-styled acoustic tune into a throbbing rocker full of ghostly harmonies and crunching guitar riffs. The big surprise on this side is "The Park," a ballad-style song built on a light blend of acoustic guitars and ethereal keyboards. It has a gentle, appealingly psychedelic feel that is topped off by David Byron's falsetto vocal and some soaring harmonies from Byron and Ken Hensley...(AllMusic)