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The Magician’s Birthday
Rock · 1972 · 8 tracks

The Magician’s Birthday

Uriah Heep

A high-fantasy epic defined by operatic vocal stacks, swirling Hammond organ, and a ten-minute title track featuring a surreal kazoo-led birthday party.

November 1972 · Castle Music

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A theatrical blend of triumphant fantasy and brooding mystery anchored by heavy organ and operatic vocals.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Sunrise
4:06
02
Spider Woman
2:29
03
Blind Eye
3:36
04
Echoes in the Dark
4:53
05
Rain
4:03
06
Sweet Lorraine
4:18
07
Tales
4:11
08
The Magician’s Birthday
10:22
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring and surreal kazoo melody that interrupts the dark tension of the title track.
The massive, soaring vocal harmonies that open Sunrise with cathedral-like scale.
The frantic and experimental guitar versus drum battle in the middle of The Magician's Birthday.
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How does The Magician’s Birthday sound next to the rest of Uriah Heep's catalogue?

Midnight+3.7σ

Midnight saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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