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Salisbury is the second studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released on 12 January 1971 by Vertigo Records. It was produced by Gerry Bron.

Salisbury
Studio album by Uriah Heep
Released	12 January 1971
Recorded	October–November 1970
Studio	Lansdowne Studios, London
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal progressive rock
Length	38:19
Label	Vertigo (UK) Mercury (US) Bronze and Island (rest of the world)
Producer	Gerry Bron
Uriah Heep chronology
...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble (1970) Salisbury (1971) Look at Yourself (1971)
Alternative cover
US issue
Singles from Salisbury
"High Priestess" Released: January 1971 (US) [1] "Lady in Black" Released: June 1971 [2]

Unlike their first album, songwriting credits for fully half of the record were attributed to Ken Hensley alone, as opposed to the debut's collaborative partnership of frontman David Byron and guitarist Mick Box. Soon after the release, drummer Keith Baker left the band,[3] replaced by Ian Clark (from another Vertigo band, Cressida). With Clark, the band embarked on their first US tour, supporting Three Dog Night and Steppenwolf.[4]

Musical style

Salisbury is skewed toward the progressive rock genre, with its 16-minute title track featuring a 24-piece orchestra[5] and was also significant for Hensley's instant rise to a position as main composer of the group's music.

Cover art

The front cover of the album depicted a British Chieftain tank, which connects to the title, as Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, is a military training area. The original LP release was a gatefold sleeve, with a black-and-white image of the underside of a Chieftain tank on the inside with the turret facing the rear, over which were printed Hensley's comments on each track. Later reissues would be in a single sleeve. The American release on Mercury Records featured a different cover image (a man tearing out of his own skin), as did the original Canadian pressings. Subsequent Canadian pressings used the UK artwork.

Release

The album was reissued by Bronze Records later in 1971 after the band signed to that label for their third album.[4] Salisbury was remastered and reissued by Castle Communications in 1996 with two bonus tracks, and again in 2003 in an expanded deluxe edition. In 2016, Sanctuary Records released a two-disc deluxe edition.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	5/10[6]
Record Collector	[7]

According to AllMusic reviewer, the album perfected Uriah Heep's "blend of heavy metal power and prog rock complexity" and "is too unfocused for the casual listener but offers enough solid songs for the Uriah Heep completist."[5] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff described the album as "a dark downer" and "a failed experiment", imputing the cause of the slip to the "prog rock nightmare" of the title track and to "the hatchet production job".[6] William Pinfold of Record Collector, reviewing the 2016 expanded re-issue, considered Salisbury "a collection notable for tightness, precision and a confident breadth of talent", and praised the band for the album's variety.[7]

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",[5] became a hit in Germany upon its re-release in 1977 (earning the band the Radio Luxemburg Lion award).

Track listings

• All songs copyright Dick James Music, Inc. (BMI)

UK Release

US Release

Personnel

Uriah Heep

• David Byron – lead vocals (except "Lady in Black" and "High Priestess")
• Ken Hensley – slide and acoustic guitars, organ, piano, harpsichord, vibraphone, mellotron, vocals, lead vocals on "Lady in Black" and "High Priestess"
• Mick Box – lead and acoustic guitar, vocals
• Paul Newton – bass guitar, vocals
• Keith Baker – drums

Additional personnel

• John Fiddy – brass and woodwind arrangement on "Salisbury"

Production

• Gerry Bron – producer
• Peter Gallen – engineer, mixing
• Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Album

References

На других языках

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[de] Salisbury (Album)

Salisbury ist das zweite Studioalbum der britischen Rockband Uriah Heep. Inspiriert durch einen Aufenthalt in der gleichnamigen Stadt Salisbury, wurde die LP von Oktober bis November 1970 aufgenommen, erschien in England im Februar 1971, in den USA etwas später. Wie auch schon bei …very ’eavy …very ’umble hat die US-Ausgabe ein völlig anderes Cover und eine etwas andere Titelliste (Simon the Bullet Freak, B-Seite der Single Lady in Black, statt Bird of Prey).

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- [en] Salisbury (album)

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[es] Salisbury (álbum)

Salisbury es el segundo álbum lanzado por la banda británica de hard rock Uriah Heep, en 1971.

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[ru] Salisbury

Salisbury («Солсбери») — второй студийный альбом британской рок-группы Uriah Heep, вышедший 12 января 1971 года, записанный продюсером Джерри Броном, первоначально (как и дебютный альбом) выпущенный на Vertigo Records, но вскоре — после образования Bronze Records — перевыпущенный Mercury. Альбом поднялся до #103 в списках Billboard 200[1].

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