[Heeplist] Salisbury 50 years

Wed Feb 17 12:03:11 EST 2021

Yes! Bob, your're right. "High Priestess"  in the Live-Set is my 
personal dream for years.

Norbert

Am 17.02.2021 um 15:28 schrieb Bob Winward:
> I listened to this for the first time in ages, I think having discovered it
> after hearing Demons and Wizards back in 1974, I never fully appreciated,
> then thinking it was ancient.
> I always loved the bass on this version of Lady in Black.  One day I will
> have to listen to Bird of Prey on Salisbury and the version on the US
> release of first album back to back to see if there is a difference..  Time
> to Live reminds me of Gypsy, hanging tree and Stealin the bad boy lyrics.
> It would really be good to hear them resurrect High Priestess in the live
> set.  What an outstanding song and very under-rated in their catalog.
>
>
> On 2/13/21, 4:05 AM, "Tapio minkkinen" <tapio at heepfiles.net> wrote:
>
>> I added this to my Facebook page yesterday and I tried to send this to
>> the list also but it didn't go through for some reason.
>>
>>
>> URIAH HEEP: SALISBURY
>> Released on 12th February 1971
>> Original UK release: Vertigo 6360028
>>
>> Side A
>> 1. BIRD OF PREY (Box/Byron/Hensley/Newton)
>> 2. THE PARK (Hensley)
>> 3. TIME TO LIVE (Box/Byron/Hensley)
>> 4. LADY IN BLACK (Hensley)
>> Side B
>> 1. HIGH PRIESTESS (Hensley)
>> 2. SALISBURY (Box/Byron/Hensley)
>>
>> Uriah Heep's second studio album Salisbury was released in the UK 50
>> years ago on 12th February 1971 (release dates in other countries may be
>> different)
>>
>> On this album Ken Hensley took his position as main songwriter and
>> musical leader. Of the eight songs released so far from the album
>> sessions he wrote five and the rest three were co-written with other
>> band members. He also sang lead vocals on two songs: Lady In Black &
>> High Priestess.
>>
>> Of the songs the best known is without a doubt Lady In Black which
>> surprisingly became a hit for the band in 1977 - six years after
>> original release and is today one of their most popular and best known
>> songs. The title track is a very special as it's over 16 minutes long
>> orchestrated piece with brass and woodmind instruments. Bird Of Prey is
>> another well know song because together with Lady In Black those are the
>> only ones that have been included in the live set regularily.
>>
>> I have always seen this as merely a bunch of songs put together and not
>> a real album. I don't mean it as a negative thing but it's just an
>> observation because all the songs are very different from each other and
>> could well all be by different bands. I guess this was a time of
>> experimentation for the band that was still searching for their
>> direction.
>>
>> In North America the album was released with a different cover because
>> the theme with tank on cover wasn't the best possible subject at the
>> time in America that was going through war in Vietnam. Also track
>> listing was slightly different - Simon The Bullet Freak replaced Bird Of
>> Prey because earlier version of the song had been included already on
>> North American versions of the 1st album.
>>
>> There were two singles releases: Lady In Black was released in Germany
>> and other European countries, High Priestess in Germany & USA. In UK
>> there were no singles released.
>> The album wasn't really a big success. It charted in Germany like the
>> debut album but in The UK it didn't chart & in The US it didn't make it
>> to Top 100.
>>
>> Latest remastered vinyl release was in October 2015 (BMG/Sanctuary
>> BMGRM085LP) and the latest remastered CD re-release was the expanded
>> deluxe edition 15-track double CD in October 2016 (BMG/Sanctuary
>> BMGCAT2CD56). There's also a new 2020 "Expanded Version" released only
>> digitally in streaming platforms and as downloads that includes all 15
>> tracks that were on the double CD release plus 7 additional different,
>> alternate or edited versions taken from previous releases.
>>
>> More information at album page in the official Uriah Heep Discography:
>> http://heepfiles.net/search2/sali.htm
>>
>>
>> ---
>> TapioM.
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