Rare Uriah Heep "Very 'eavy, Very 'umble" original 1970 vinyl LP Bronze ILPS9142
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Uriah Heep "Very 'eavy, Very 'umble" original 1970 vinyl LP Bronze ILPS 9142 first pressing on the Bronze label. Condition is Used. Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class. Both the sleeve and the vinyl are in excellent condition.
...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble is the debut studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released on 13 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.
It was issued in August 1970 by Mercury Records in the United States as just Uriah Heep with different sleeve artwork (a centipede type monster), and with the track "Bird of Prey" in place of "Lucy Blues". The album was reissued by Bronze Records later in 1970 after the band signed to that label. Please note - this is the Bronze Records first pressing.
The album shows the band trying out various genres – a mix of heavy metal and progressive rock – rather than the hard rock that they would become known for on later albums. Tracks 3 and 8 were recorded as Spice songs prior to the band's renaming as Uriah Heep, and featured session player Colin Wood on keyboards. When Ken Hensley joined Spice in early 1970, the tracks were not re-recorded.
Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Its current lineup since 2013 has been lead and rhythm guitarist Mick Box, keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, drummer Russell Gilbrook, and bassist Davey Rimmer. Of this lineup, Box is the only remaining original member. Throughout many lineup changes, the band has included many notable musicians, such as vocalists David Byron, John Lawton, John Sloman, Peter Goalby and Steff Fontaine, bassists Gary Thain, Trevor Bolder, John Wetton, Bob Daisley and John Jowitt, drummers Nigel Olsson, Lee Kerslake and Chris Slade, and keyboardists Ken Hensley and John Sinclair.
Over the course of their 50-year career, Uriah Heep have released twenty-five studio albums, two albums composed of re-recorded material, eighteen live albums and thirty-nine compilation albums. Twelve 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 fifteen Billboard 200 Uriah Heep albums Demons and Wizards was the most successful (#23, 1972). In the late 1970s the band had massive success in Germany, where the "Lady in Black" single was a big hit.
The band maintains a significant following and performs at arena-sized venues in the Balkans, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and Scandinavia. They have sold over 45 million albums worldwide with over 4 million sales in the U.S, where its best-known songs include "Easy Livin'", "The Wizard", "Sweet Lorraine", and "Stealin'".
Track listings
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Gypsy" Mick Box, David Byron 6:37 2. "Walking in Your Shadow" Byron, Paul Newton 4:31 3. "Come Away Melinda" Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff 3:46 4. "Lucy Blues" Box, Byron 5:08 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 5. "Dreammare" Newton 4:39 6. "Real Turned On" Box, Byron, Newton 3:37 7. "I'll Keep on Trying" Box, Byron 5:24 8. "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)" Box, Byron 6:22Uriah 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)"
Info courtesy of Wikipaedia
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