A lot of words were written – they probably seemed very right as they were done, somehow they seem to be in a different light as years go by. Uriah Heep has done a lot of albums and a lot of them had liner notes on them – most often written by Ken Hensley in the Early Years. Later they didn’t appear so often, but as CD's got modern and new editions of CD's were made, new lines were added. We don’t really mean to say anything by writing these again, only that those words are all part of Uriah Heep History and should be regarded as such. We hope that you find equal joy and fun reading these as we did finding them. Wonderworld This was our second attempt to record out of England and we went to Musicland Studio in Munich, Germany. Before we left we tried out the new material playing a concert at Shepperton Studios in front of our fans and friends which also included a nude female streaker running across the stage. The band didn't really adjust to recording abroad so this became difficult album to make. The hotel was across the road from the studio and I remember clarly David walking from the hotel bar across a very busy street with two champagne coctails in his hand with cars whizzing past at breakneck speed and David arriving at the studio with not a drop split. On the cover You will see that I am the only one with no shirt and no shoes standing on the platform, this was not by design but I understood that we were only sending in our jeans to be concreted not everything. Oh well!!! We still managed to overcome all adversity though and produce a typical "Heep" album and "So Tired" was always a good rocking stage number. I hope You enjoy this re-mastered version along with the bonus tracks. MICK BOX London, England 11.11.1995 (Armistice Day) Demons And Wizards People often ask me what my favourite Heep record is and, though it's imposiible for me to have one clear favourite, "Demons and Wizards" will always be special to me. It was a time of great creative harmony within the band and features many musical high points. I can remember this time period very graphically and still enjoy listening to "Demons and Wizards", particulary since the CD re-issue lost none of the original atmosphere. KEN HENSLEY St. Louis, USA 23.09.1995 Firefly I can still remember the first time I saw a firefly (or "lightning bug" as the were sometimes called). I was eating dinner on the deck of my former in-law's house in New Jersey, and I saw this glow in the bushes (the glow of the firefly is the firefly's mating signal!). It was spooky and amazing, and I ran into the house and started scribbling words down. From that came the title track and the idea for the cover. I like this record. It's little light for heep purists, but they never were into growth anyway! Other items you might find interesting ... "Rollin' On" was born in Alvin Lee's studio near my house in Sonning Common, and Gerry Bron actually thought that I wrote "Wise Man" about him! KEN HENSLEY St. Louis, Missouri May 1997