''Celebration – Forty Years of Rock'' is an album by British rock band Uriah Heep. It mainly features rerecorded classics – which, said

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Trevor Bolder Trevor Bolder (9 June 1950 – 21 May 2013) was an English rock musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his long association with Uriah Heep and his tenure with the Spiders from Mars, the backing band for David Bowie, ...

, "chose themselves, really. The likes of '

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' and ' Look at Yourself' are songs we still play today. We just went in and redid them.

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Russell ilbrookis a bit of an animal, so they sound livelier than ever." Two tracks were written specifically for this release: 'Only Human' ("A bit of an '80s vibe," said Bolder) and 'Corridors of Madness'. A double special edition, in

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format, features a live DVD recorded at the

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. A collector's edition adds a vinyl single; its two songs also recorded at the Sweden Rock Festival, and not included on the DVD. ''Celebration'' was released in most European territories on 6 October 2009; on 26 October 2009 in the UK; and approximately one month later in the United States. In 2015, keyboardist Phil Lanzon released a music video for "Corridors of Madness", featuring the footage filmed on tour in Israel and the United States.

Track listings

Personnel

;Uriah Heep * Mick Box – guitar, backing vocals *

– bass guitar, backing vocals * Phil Lanzon – keyboards, backing vocals *

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– lead vocals * Russell Gilbrook – drums, backing vocals ;Production * Mike Paxman – producer *Steve Rispin – engineer *Mark 'Tufty' Evans – mixing at Wispington Studios, Cookham, Berkshire, UK

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Celebration - Forty Years of Rock 2009 remix albums Uriah Heep (band) albums Edel AG albums Albums produced by Mike Paxman