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 album was remastered and reissued by Castle Communications in 1996 with two bonus tracks, and again in 2003 in an expanded deluxe edition. In 2017, Sanctuary Records released a two-disc version.
David Byron – vocals
Mick Box – guitars
Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars, Moog synthesizer
Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion
Gary Thain – bass guitar
Additional musician
Brian Cole – pedal steel guitar on "Tales"
1 Sunrise (2017 Remastered) 04:04
2 Spider Woman (2017 Remastered) 02:27
3 Blind Eye (2017 Remastered) 03:33
4 Echoes in the Dark (2017 Remastered) 04:49
5 Rain (2017 Remastered) 03:59
6 Sweet Lorraine (2017 Remastered) 04:15
7 Tales (2017 Remastered) 04:09
8 The Magician's Birthday (2017 Remastered) 10:19
9 Echoes in the Dark (Alternate Version) 03:12
10 Sweet Lorraine (Alternate Version) 04:56
11 Blind Eye (Alternate Version) 05:08
12 Tales (Alternate Version) 04:02
13 Silver White Man (Alternate Version) 04:08
14 Sunrise (Alternate Version) 04:25
15 Crystal Ball (Alternate Version) 04:09
16 Spider Woman (Alternate Version) 02:38
17 The Magician's Birthday (Alternate Version) 10:50
18 Rain (Alternate Version) 04:40
19 Silver White Man (No Vox: Alternate Version) 03:43
20 Happy Birthday (Alternate Version) 04:42
21 Sunrise (Alternate Single Version) 03:36
22 Sweet Lorraine (Alternate Single Version) 03:38
23 Gary's Song (Alternate Version) 04:02
