- Salisbury (album)
Infobox Album |
Name = Salisbury
Type =Album
Artist = Uriah Heep
Released = February 1971
Recorded = October–November, 1970
Genre =Progressive rock Art rock
Length = 37:59
Label =Mercury Records
Producer = Gerry Bron
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9zyxdsbjolg link] |
Last album = "Very 'eavy... Very 'umble "
(1970)
This album = "Salisbury"
(1971)
Next album = "Look at Yourself "
(1971)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = album
Lower caption = Uriah Heep "Salisbury" US album cover"Salisbury" is the second album released by British rock band Uriah Heep.
More squarely in the
progressive rock genre than their debut album from the previous year, it featured their first foray into large–scale composition, with the 16–minute title track featuring a 24–pieceorchestra . It also includes the largely acoustic ballad "Lady In Black", a perennial fan favorite, played in concert by the band to this day.The album was originally released on the Vertigo label, as had been the band's debut "
Very 'eavy... Very 'umble ", but both were soon re-released when the band signed to Bronze for their third album.The connection of the artwork to the title is readily explained.
Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, is an Army training-area. On the front of the album sleeve is a BritishChieftain tank . The original LP release was a gatefold-sleeve, with a b/w picture inside of a British tank of the First World War, over which were printed Hensley's comments on each track. Later reissues would be in a single sleeve.Track listing
# "Bird of Prey" (Box/Byron/Newton) – 4:13
# "The Park" (Hensley) – 5:41
# "Time to Live" (Box/Byron/Hensley) – 4:01
# "Lady in Black" (Hensley) – 4:44
# "High Priestess" (Hensley) – 3:42
# "Salisbury" (Byron/Hensley/Box) – 16:20;US release only
# "High Priestess" (Hensley) – 3:42
# "The Park" (Hensley) – 5:41
# "Time to Live" (Box/Byron/Hensley) – 4:01
# "Lady in Black" (Hensley) – 4:44
# "Simon the Bullet Freak" (Hensley) – 3:27
# "Salisbury" (Byron/Hensley/Box) – 16:20;1996 remastered CD
# "Bird of Prey" (Box/Byron/Newton) – 4:13
# "The Park" (Hensley) – 5:41
# "Time to Live" (Box/Byron/Hensley) – 4:01
# "Lady in Black" (Hensley) – 4:44
# "High Priestess" (Hensley) – 3:42
# "Salisbury" (Byron/Hensley/Box) – 16:20This remastered CD added two bonus tracks and extensive liner notes:- "Simon the Bullet Freak" (Hensley) – 3:27
- "High Priestess" (single edit) (Hensley) – 3:13
;2003 expanded deluxe CD
# "Bird of Prey" (Box/Byron/Newton) – 4:13
# "The Park" (Hensley) – 5:41
# "Time to Live" (Box/Byron/Hensley) – 4:01
# "Lady in Black" (Hensley) – 4:44
# "High Priestess" (Hensley) – 3:42
# "Salisbury" (Byron/Hensley/Box) – 16:20This expanded deluxe CD added seven bonus tracks and extensive liner notes:- "Simon the Bullet Freak" (Hensley) – 3:27
- "Here am I" – 7:51
- "Lady in Black" (edit) (Hensley) – 3:34
- "High Priestess" (Alt. version) (Hensley) – 3:39
- "Salisbury" (edit) (Byron/Hensley/Box) – 4:23
- "The Park" (Alt. version) (Hensley) – 5:19
- "Time to Live" (Alt. version) (Box/Byron/Hensley) – 4:13
Personnel
*
David Byron – lead vocals
*Ken Hensley – slide & acoustic guitar, vocals,piano ,harpsichord , organ,vibraphone
*Mick Box – lead & acoustic guitar, vocals
*Paul Newton –bass guitar
*Keith Baker – drums
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