Salisbury (album)

Salisbury

Studio album by Uriah Heep

Released

January 1971 (US)
February 1971 (UK)

Recorded

October–November, 1970 at Lansdowne Studios, London

Genre

Progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal

Length

37:59

Label

Vertigo (UK) (original release)
Bronze (UK) (reissue)
Mercury (USA)

Producer

Gerry Bron

Uriah Heep chronology

...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble
(1970)

Salisbury
(1971)

Look at Yourself
(1971)

Alternative covers

Uriah Heep Salisbury US album cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Salisbury is the second album released by British rock band Uriah Heep.

Although the majority of tracks are heavy metal and hard rock, more so than on the previous ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble, the album features forays into both jazz-fusion on "The Park", and progressive rock on the band's first large-scale composition, the 16-minute title track featuring a 24-piece orchestra. It also includes the largely acoustic ballad "Lady In Black." The hard rock sound, quite prominent here, would carry over to their next release, which was to be dominated by this genre.

Unlike their first album, songwriting credits for fully half of the record are attributed to Ken Hensley alone, as opposed to the collaborative partnership credits of Box/Byron on the debut.

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 the new Bronze Records for their third LP.

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 British Chieftain tank. The original LP release was a gatefold-sleeve. Inside is a b/w picture 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. The American release featured a different sleeve image.

About

The band's second album Salisbury was more squarely in the progressive rock genre, with its 16-minute title track featuring a 24-piece orchestra.^[2] One of the album's tracks, "Lady in Black", described as "a stylishly arranged tune that builds from a folk-styled acoustic tune into a throbbing rocker full of ghostly harmonies and crunching guitar riffs",^[2] became a hit in Germany upon its re-release in 1977 (earning the band the Radio Luxemburg Lion award). Produced by Gerry Bron, the second album went a long way to (according to AllMusic) perfect Uriah Heep's "blend of heavy metal power and prog rock complexity"^[2] and was also significant for Ken Hensley's instant rise to a position as the main author of the group's music. Soon after the release Keith Baker left the band^[3] to be replaced by Ian Clarke (from another Vertigo band Cressida). With him the band made their first US tour, supporting Three Dog Night and Steppenwolf.^[4]

Track listing

All Songs Copyright Dick James Music, Inc. (BMI)

UK Release

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bird of Prey"	Mick Box, David Byron, Ken Hensley, Paul Newton	4:13
2.	"The Park"	Hensley	5:41
3.	"Time to Live"	Box, Byron, Hensley	4:01
4.	"Lady in Black"	Hensley	4:44

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"High Priestess"	Hensley	3:42
2.	"Salisbury"	Box, Byron, Hensley	16:20

US Release

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"High Priestess"	Hensley	3:39
2.	"The Park"	Hensley	5:38
3.	"Time to Live"	Box, Byron, Hensley	4:02
4.	"Lady in Black"	Hensley	4:43

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Simon the Bullet Freak"	Hensley	3:25
2.	"Salisbury"	Box, Byron, Hensley	16:12

1996 Remastered CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bird of Prey"	Box, Byron, Hensley, Newton	4:13
2.	"The Park"	Hensley	5:41
3.	"Time to Live"	Box, Byron, Hensley	4:01
4.	"Lady in Black"	Hensley	4:44
5.	"High Priestess"	Hensley	3:42
6.	"Salisbury"	Box, Byron, Hensley	16:20

This remastered CD added two bonus tracks and extensive liner notes:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Simon the Bullet Freak"	Hensley	3:27
8.	"High Priestess" (Single Edit)	Hensley	3:13

2003 Expanded Deluxe CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bird of Prey"	Box, Byron, Hensley, Newton	4:13
2.	"The Park"	Hensley	5:41
3.	"Time to Live"	Box, Byron, Hensley	4:01
4.	"Lady in Black"	Hensley	4:44
5.	"High Priestess"	Hensley	3:42
6.	"Salisbury"	Box, Byron, Hensley	16:20

2003 Expanded Deluxe Edition has 7 bonus tracks:

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Simon the Bullet Freak"	Hensley	3:27
2.	"Here Am I"	Hensley	7:51
3.	"Lady in Black" (Single Edit)	Hensley	3:34
4.	"High Priestess" (Single Edit)	Hensley	3:39
5.	"Salisbury" (Single Edit)	Box, Byron, Hensley	4:23
6.	"The Park" (Alternate Version)	Hensley	5:19
7.	"Time to Live" (Alternate Version)	Box, Byron, Hensley	4:13

Charts

Year	Country	Peak	Ref
1971	Finland	1
	Australia	22
	Germany	31	^[5]
	U.S.A.	103	^[6]

Release History

Format	Country	Label	Year
LP	Germany	Bronze 28764	1971
LP	Brazil	Island 410002	1971
LP	The Netherlands	Bronze 88184 XAT	1971
LP	United Kingdom	Bronze ILPS-9152	1971
LP	U.S.A.	Mercury SR 61319	1971
LP	United Kingdom	Vertigo 6360 028	1971
LP	Spain	Bronze 28.764-I	1972
LP	France	Bronze BRO 2006	1974
LP	Germany	Bronze 85691 XOT	1975
LP		Bronze BRNA 152	1977
LP	Germany	Bronze 28 764 ET	1980
CD	Germany	Bronze 258 295	1985
LP	Germany	Castle Classics CLALP 106	1986
CD	United Kingdom	Castle Classics CLACD 106	1988
CD	U.S.A.	Mercury 811 389-2	1990
CD	Russia	Victor JPN VICP-2080	1993
CD	United Kingdom Germany	Essential ESM CD 317	1996
CD	Japan	Victor JPN VICP-61829	2002
LP	Italy	Earmark 41025	2003
LP	United Kingdom	Sanctuary CMRCD643	2003
CD	Europe	Sanctuary Midline SMRCD049	2004
CD	Japan	BMG Japan BVCM-37714	2006
CD		Sanctuary Midline SMBCD384	2006
SHM-CD	Japan	Universal Japan UICY-94722	2010
LP	Australia	Bronze 24152
LP	Germany	Bronze 85 691 ET

Personnel

David Byron – lead vocals (Except "Lady in Black" & "High Priestess" - Ken Hensley Lead Vocals)
Ken Hensley – Slide & Acoustic Guitars, Organ, Piano, Harpsichord, Vibraphone, Vocals
Mick Box – Lead & Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Paul Newton – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Keith Baker – Drums

Additional personnel

John Fiddy – Brass and Woodwind Arrangement on "Salisbury"

Production

Produced By Gerry Bron
Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Peter Gallen
Mastered By Tom Coyne

References

↑ "Allmusic review".
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Donald A. Guarisco. "Salisbury album review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
↑ Kirk Blows. "Uriah Heep Story p.3". www.uriah-heep.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
↑ Kirk Blows. "Uriah Heep Story p.4". www.uriah-heep.com. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
↑ "Uriah Heep". MusicMight (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2015.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Awards, Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

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