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Uriah Heep - ...very 'eavy / Pop Classic / Euroton Audio CD
UPC 5998490701062
...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble is the debut studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep.
The album was released on 19 June 1970 by Vertigo Records in the UK. The original vinyl release was a gatefold sleeve, featuring frontman David Byron on the front sleeve, almost unrecognisable beneath cobwebs.
Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Their current lineup includes lead and rhythm guitarist Mick Box, keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, drummer Russell Gilbrook, and bassist Dave Rimmer. They have experienced numerous lineup changes throughout their 52-year career, leaving Box as the only remaining original member. Notable former members of the band include vocalists David Byron, John Lawton, John Sloman, Peter Goalby, and Steff Fontaine, bassists Gary Thain, Trevor Bolder, John Wetton, Bob Daisley, Paul Newton, and John Jowitt, drummers Nigel Olsson, Lee Kerslake and Chris Slade, and keyboardists Ken Hensley, and John Sinclair.
Uriah Heep have released 24 studio albums (of original material), 20 live albums and 41 compilation albums (including two greatest hits albums). 12 of the band's studio albums have made it to the UK Albums Chart (Return to Fantasy reached No. 7 in 1975), while of the 15 Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums, Demons and Wizards was the most successful (No. 23, 1972). In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit.
Uriah Heep are notable for being part of the early 1970s rock scene (along with other British bands like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple), and have been referred to as pioneers of the hard rock and heavy metal genres. The band has sold over 45 million albums worldwide with over four million sales in the U.S, where its best-known songs include "Easy Livin'", "The Wizard", "Sweet Lorraine", and "Stealin'". They also maintain a significant following and performs at arena-sized venues in the Balkans, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and Scandinavia.
Tracklist:
1 | Gypsy | 6:43 |
2 | Walking In Your Shadow | 4:32 |
3 | Come Away Melinda | 3:52 |
4 | Lucy Blues | 5:12 |
5 |
Dreammare | 4:42 |
6 | Real Turned On | 3:41 |
7 | I'll Keep On Trying | 5:29 |
8 | Wake Up (Set Your Sights) |
6:28 |
- Uriah Heep
- David Byron – lead vocals
- Ken Hensley – piano, organ, mellotron, slide guitar, vocals (except "Come Away Melinda" and "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)")
- Mick Box – lead and acoustic guitars, vocals
- Paul Newton – bass guitar, vocals
- Alex Napier – drums (except "Lucy Blues", "Dreammare" and "Bird of Prey")
- Nigel Olsson – drums on "Lucy Blues" and "Dreammare"
- Keith Baker – drums on "Bird of Prey"
- Colin Wood – keyboards on "Come Away Melinda" and "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"
- Production
- Gerry Bron – producer
- Peter Gallen – engineer, mixing
- Peter Olliff – mixing