The Magician's Birthday [SEP] performer
The Magician's Birthday
The Magician's Birthday is the fifth album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in November 1972 by Bronze Records in the UK and Mercury Records in the US. The concept was "based loosely on a short story" written by keyboardist Ken Hensley in June and July 1972.
The original vinyl release was a gatefold sleeve, the front designed again by Roger Dean. The inner fold had pictures of the band, with the album itself housed in a liner on which were printed the lyrics
- "Modern Art" – in which the magician's assistant enters a cabinet, the top half of which then slides across a blade, appearing to cut the performer in two through the waist.
- "Osmosis" – in which a performer seems to disappear inside the magician.
- "Op-Art" – the magician's assistant seems to gradually disappear behind a number of square panels, leaving only the head visible.
- "The Lady in the Puzzle" – comprises a number of large