To pre-order Salisbury – /SBYPRĪlso, Uriah Heep’s “Every Day Rocks” box set is exclusively available via the Official Artist Store: /EveryDayRocksPRĪnd “Choices”, a personal selection of Uriah Heep hits and deep cuts from across the band’s exceptional career on 6 CDs, is available at: /ChoicesPR To pre-order …Very ‘Eavy Very ‘Umble… – /VEVUPR Bands including A-ha, King Diamond, Krokus, Demons & Wizards, Fifth Angel, and Axel Rudi Pell have all cited Uriah Heep as a band of personal influence, while W.A.S.P, Tesla, and Blackmore’s Night have all covered the band’s songs. Now, we may not know what happened to Melissa Mills, but we do know that 50 years later, URIAH HEEP is still actively producing top-notch albums, touring the world, and right now, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their debut album Very ‘Eavy, Very ‘Umble, the album that had an incredible influence on heavy metal as a genre. After selling over 40 million albums worldwide, over the years Uriah Heep have influenced many different metal bands around the globe, among the most popular being Dio. Evoking an era when prog, hard rock, and heavy metal co-existed in an era of glorious, boundary-breaking music, Uriah Heep rose from inexperienced studio musicians with everything to prove to bona fide limo inhabiting rock stars. Both albums contain the original audio recorded in Landsdowne studios.īritish hard rock legends Uriah Heep are one of the “big four” rock bands, along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath, and certainly one of the most intriguing bands both musically and lyrically, to emerge from the heavy rock. In 1971 Uriah Heep released their second album ‘Salisbury’, which contains the hits ‘High Priestess’ and ‘Lady In Black’ with the 16-minute title track, featuring a 24-piece orchestra and is the first album to feature the songwriting of Ken Hensley. While the striking artwork features original frontman David Byron on the front, almost unrecognizable beneath cobwebs. Originally released in 1970 Uriah Heep’s pioneering debut album ‘…Very ‘Eavy …Very ‘Umble’ features their first-ever single, the classic ‘Gypsy’, written by Mick Box and David Byron. When Heep sticks to the hard rock riffage, they can be quite appealing, even if their fantasy lyrics are fantastically bad. The artwork for each picture disc has been meticulously worked on, retouching the original art and creating a true visual feast. Uriah Heeps debut is a genre mish-mash (from metal to folk, and even some 'soul').
Uriah heep very eavy very umble series#
These beautifully presented albums begin a series of collector picture disc releases from the Uriah Heep catalog. On 28th January 2022, BMG proudly release Uriah Heep’s first two albums as limited edition vinyl picture discs.