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The Best Of Uriah Heep
''The Best of Uriah Heep'' (also known as ''Best of...'') is the title of the most successful compilation album by the British rock band Uriah Heep. It was released by Bronze Records and Mercury Records in three distinct editions with roughly the same songs, but different cover art and track listing. The first edition was released in 1974 in Canada, the second in 1975 in Europe and the third the following year in the US. Some European editions had the song "Lady in Black" substituted by "Suicidal Man". The compilation reached gold status in Germany. Track listings Canadian edition ;Side one #"The Magician's Birthday" ( Mick Box, Ken Hensley, Lee Kerslake) – 10:23 #" Look at Yourself" (Hensley) – 5:07 #"The Wizard" (Mark Clarke, Hensley) – 2:59 ;Side two #"Gypsy" (David Byron, Box) – 2:45 #"Walking in Your Shadow" (Byron, Paul Newton) – 4:31 #" Easy Livin'" (Hensley) – 2:37 #"Love Machine" (Box, Byron, Hensley) – 3:37 European edition ;Side one #"Gypsy" – 2:45 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uriah Heep (band)
Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Their current lineup consists of 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 -year career, leaving Box as the only remaining original member. Notable former members of the band are vocalists David Byron, John Lawton, John Sloman and Peter Goalby, bassists Gary Thain, Trevor Bolder, John Wetton, Bob Daisley, Paul Newton, and John Jowitt, drummers Nigel Olsson, Iain Clark, Lee Kerslake and Chris Slade, and keyboardists Ken Hensley and John Sinclair. Uriah Heep were part of the early 1970s rock scene, and have been referred to as pioneers of the hard rock, heavy metal and progressive rock genres. The band has sold over 40 million albums worldwide with over four million sales in the U.S, where its best-known songs include "Gypsy", " Easy Livin'", "The Wizard", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Clarke
Mark Clarke (born 25 July 1950 in Liverpool) is an English musician, bass player and singer, best known for his work with Colosseum and Mountain, as well as brief stints with Uriah Heep and Rainbow. Career After seeing the Beatles and many other bands in Liverpool as a young boy at the age of 12, he decided to be a bass player. In 1966 Mark Clarke played with the Kegmen, in 1968 with the Locomotive and late 1968 with St. James Infirmary. ''Liverpool Echo'' called him in an article "the Joe Cocker of Liverpool". After a year of local gigs he moved to London, where he was introduced to Clem Clempson, who played at that time in Colosseum. After some time Mark was asked by Jon Hiseman to join Colosseum in the summer 1970 and he played in the band until the split late 1971, and again 21 years from the reunion in 1994 till the farewell in 2015. After Colosseum split he was briefly around the turn of the years 1971/1972 a member of Uriah Heep, performing (and co-writing) on one s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Greatest Hits Albums
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party (1976), Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunrise (Uriah Heep Song)
Sunrise is a song by the British rock band Uriah Heep, originally released on their fifth studio album, ''The Magician's Birthday'', in 1972. The song was written by Ken Hensley and sung by David Byron. The song is considered one of the band's classics, and it also became famous for its live performances in late 1972 and 1973. It was included, as the opening track, on the band's first ever live album, ''Uriah Heep Live'', in 1973. The song was recorded and mixed at Lansdowne Studios, London, in September 1972, and released on ''The Magician's Birthday'' in November of the same year. The song is also the B-side of the single "Spider Woman". Appearances in other albums The song has been appeared in many of Uriah Heep's live, compilation, video and even studio albums since it was originally recorded. *''Uriah Heep Live'' in 1973 *''The Best of Uriah Heep'' in 1976 *''Echoes in the Dark'' in 1991 *''Platinum: The Ultimate Collection'' in 1995 *''A Time of Revelation'' in 1996 *''Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Fantasy (song)
"Return to Fantasy" is a song by British rock band Uriah Heep from their eighth studio album ''Return to Fantasy'' (1975). The song was written by David Byron and Ken Hensley and was the last single by the group to feature David Byron on lead vocals. The song was recorded in May 1975 in London in the Lansdowne and Morgan studios. Covers The song has been covered by German power metal band Gamma Ray on their studio album, ''Somewhere Out in Space'', as the bonus track in Japan release. Personnel * David Byron – vocals * Mick Box – guitars * Ken Hensley – keyboard * Lee Kerslake – drums * John Wetton – bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ... References 1975 singles Uriah Heep (band) songs Songs written by David Byron Songs written by Ken Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady In Black (Uriah Heep Song)
"Lady in Black" is a song by the rock band Uriah Heep. It is the fourth track of their 1971 album ''Salisbury''. The song is credited to Ken Hensley. It tells the story of a man wandering through war-torn darkness and encountering a goddess-like entity who consoles him. It is often praised, by fans and critics alike, as Hensley's most poetic work. There were many b-sides for this song as a single. The most famous was "Simon the Bullit Freak" but "Bird of Prey" has also been the b-side for the song. In 1981 the song was re-released as a single in Germany and in Netherlands and the b-side was " Easy Livin'". Background A brief comment on the cover of the original vinyl release commented that for Ken Hensley inspiration was a real case: a surprise visit of a rural vicar's daughter at a moment when he was in a very depressed state. The result of this meeting, and - some kind of insight - was the song "Lady in Black": a philosophical parable that tells us that evil cannot be overc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stealin' (Uriah Heep Song)
"Stealin'" is a song by British hard rock band Uriah Heep, from the concept album '' Sweet Freedom''. Sweet Freedom Uriah Heepwww.allmusic.com The song was written by Ken Hensley, and it reached gold status in New Zealand. The B-side of the song is "Sunshine". Chart performance Personnel * David Byron – vocals * Mick Box – guitars * Ken Hensley – keyboards * Lee Kerslake – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... * Gary Thain – bass References 1973 singles Uriah Heep (band) songs Songs written by Ken Hensley Bronze Records singles 1973 songs {{1970s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Thain
Gary Mervin Thain (May 15, 1948 – December 8, 1975) was a New Zealand bassist, best known for his work with British rock band Uriah Heep. Biography Thain was born in Christchurch. He had two older brothers, Colin and Arthur. He recorded in Christchurch in the band "The Strangers" (not to be confused with the Australian band of the same name). He moved to Australia at the age of 17. It was there he became a member of the band "The Secrets", which eventually dissolved in 1966. Later, Thain was part of the rock trio The New Nadir, and with the drummer Peter Dawkins, he traveled from New Zealand to London, and once jammed with Jimi Hendrix before the trio split in 1969. Thain joined the Keef Hartley Band, performing at Woodstock in 1969 and, in 1971, they toured with Uriah Heep; Uriah Heep asked him to join the band (replacing Mark Clarke) in February 1972. He stayed in the Uriah Heep until February 1975, playing on four studio albums: '' Demons & Wizards'', '' The Magici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Lorraine (Uriah Heep Song)
"Sweet Lorraine" is a song by the band Uriah Heep, first released on the 1972 album '' The Magician's Birthday'' on Bronze Records, and released as a single mainly for the American market though it was also released in a few European countries. It was written by Mick Box, Gary Thain and David Byron and reached #91 in the US Billboard Hot 100. The B-side is " Blind Eye". One of the band's better-known songs, it is famous, in part, for its Moog synthesizer solo performed by Ken Hensley. It became popular in live performance. Personnel * David Byron – vocals *Ken Hensley – Moog synthesizer *Mick Box – guitar *Lee Kerslake Lee Gary Kerslake (16 April 1947– 19 September 2020) was an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Uriah Heep and for his work with Ozzy Osbourne in the early 1980s. Biography Early life a ... – drums * Gary Thain – bass guitar Charts References Uriah Heep (band) songs 1972 single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July Morning (song)
"July Morning" is a song by the English rock band Uriah Heep. It is the third track on their 1971 album '' Look at Yourself''. The song was written in July 1970 by the band's keyboardist Ken Hensley and lead singer, David Byron. The song is written in the key of C minor. The song has four verses and four choruses, featuring an organ introduction and a guitar solo. There is a guitar bridge between the first and second parts of the song. AllMusic contributor Dave Thompson described the song as the best produced by Uriah Heep, with a "magnificent arrangement and performance", and in 1995, Radiomafia added "July Morning" to their list of "Top 500 Songs". "July Morning" was first released on the '' Look at Yourself'' album and as a single in Japan and Venezuela. The Venezuelan single split the song across both sides of the 7", while the Japanese single featured an edited version of the song, which was later released on the band's greatest hits album ''Your Turn to Remember'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird Of Prey (Uriah Heep Song)
"Bird of Prey" is a song by British rock band Uriah Heep, from the group's US version of their 1970 debut album '' Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble'' (released as ''Uriah Heep'' in the United States). A re-recorded version of the song would appear on the European version of 1971's album ''Salisbury''. The original 1970 version of the song would later appear on the European 2003 remaster of ''Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble''. Although not released as a single, the song is regarded by many fans as one of the band's most popular songs. The song is the B-side of the band's first ever worldwide single "Gypsy". In popular culture In 2009 the intro to the song (approximately from 8–14 seconds) was sampled by the American Rapper Xzibit in his single " Hurt Locker". Personnel * Mick Box – lead guitar * David Byron – lead vocals * Ken Hensley Kenneth William David Hensley (24 August 1945 – 4 November 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy Livin' (song)
"Easy Livin' is a song by the British rock band Uriah Heep, released as the second single from their 1972 album '' Demons and Wizards''. The band also shot a basic music video for the song in 1972. It was the band's first hit in the United States and the only top 40 hit there, peaking at No. 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in September 1972. The song's greatest success came in the Netherlands, where it reached No. 5, as well as reaching the Top 20 charts in Norway, Denmark, Finland and Germany. The song also peaked at No. 25 in Canada. In 1988, the band released a live version of the song, with new vocalist Bernie Shaw, as a UK single from the album ''Live in Moscow''. The song appeared on the 2006 compilation '' Easy Livin': Singles A's & B's'' and as a re-recorded version on the 2009 album ''Celebration – Forty Years of Rock''. Success "Easy Livin did not reach the UK Singles Chart but was a big success in Germany, reaching #15. It had its biggest success in the Netherland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
