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The Magician's Birthday

Released: Castle CMRCD771 August 2003
Re-released: Sanctuary Midline SMRCD052 March 2004
(original release 1972)

Bonus Tracks:


Track listing:
  1. Sunrise (Hensley) - 4:04
  2. Spider Woman (Box/Byron/Kerslake/Thain) - 2:25
  3. Blind Eye (Hensley) - 3:33
  4. Echoes in the Dark (Hensley) - 4:48
  5. Rain (Hensley) - 3:59
  6. Sweet Lorraine (Box/Byron/Thain) - 4:13
  7. Tales - (Hensley) - 4:09
  8. The Magician's Birthday - (Box/Hensley/Kerslake) - 10:19
  9. Bonus tracks:
  10. Crystal Ball out-take
  11. Silver White Man (out-take, previously unreleased vocal version)
  12. Proud Words (alternate version, previously unreleased)
  13. Echoes In The Dark (edit, previously unreleased)
  14. Rain (edit, previously unreleased)
  15. Happy Birthday (edit, previously unreleased)
  16. Sunrise (edit, previously unreleased)
  17. Gary's Song (Crystal Ball alternate version, previously unreleased)
  18. Silver White Man (out-take, instrumental version)
Line up:

David Byron - Lead Vocals
Ken Hensley - Organ, Slide Guitar, Mellotron, Piano & Vocals
Mick Box - Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Gary Thain - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Lee Kerslake - Drums, Percussion

Lyrics