Archive collection
The Fourth Conjunction
Preserved photography from Humble Wizard's Grand Priory and Alchemy at the Summit period, presented as restored records from the official archive.
1983-01
A formal Humble Wizard promotional portrait from the Grand Priory period. Sebastian Vale stands at center with his ceremonial microphone stand while Rafe, Gideon Cross, and Dex are arranged around him with the instruments and percussion imagery that had become central to the band's visual identity by 1983.
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Humble Wizard works through material during rehearsals for Alchemy at the Summit. Sebastian studies a lyric or arrangement sheet beside his microphone while Rafe, Gideon, and Dex remain at their instruments. The image captures the quieter working process behind the increasingly elaborate presentation of the band.
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Humble Wizard performs a studio run-through of Alchemy at the Summit. Sebastian sings at the microphone while Rafe, Gideon, and Dex play around him, with the recording room and an engineer visible beyond the studio glass.
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Humble Wizard waits on the elaborate Alchemy at the Summit film set while Sebastian discusses the next setup with a member of the production crew. Rafe, Gideon, and Dex remain nearby among instruments, lighting equipment, props, ladders and technicians preparing the next shot.
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Humble Wizard performs during filming of Alchemy at the Summit. Sebastian sings at center while Rafe works the double-neck guitar, Gideon holds the bass line behind him and Dex performs within an expanded bronze-and-black percussion setup built into the film's ceremonial set.
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Sebastian Vale confers with a member of the film crew while technicians make adjustments around the band during production of Alchemy at the Summit. Rafe and Gideon wait with their instruments while Dex remains beside the percussion setup. A large motion-picture camera and active crew members reveal the scale of the production surrounding the performance.
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Humble Wizard sits for an interview during the Grand Priory period. Sebastian, Rafe, Gideon and Dex crowd into an Astrolabe Records office surrounded by press clippings, photographs, paperwork, cassette recorders, coffee cups and other remnants of the promotional campaign.
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Humble Wizard during production of the Alchemy at the Summit promotional film in 1983. Sebastian Vale speaks with a crew member at center while Rafe, Gideon Cross, and Dex wait nearby among cameras, cables, percussion hardware, and active production staff. A Panavision camera and blurred crew movement reinforce the candid, working-set character of the image.
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