( USA, affiliated with BMI), EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing ( do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Publishing Ltd. ( not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2017) recorded at: Lansdowne Studios ( known as CTS Lansdowne Studios since 1987) in London ( Greater London, which includes the City of London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-07) recording of: Look at Yourself (in 1971-07) lyricist and composer: Ken Hensley publisher: A Tale of Two Ditties, Dick James Music, Inc. (in 1971) and Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (in 1971, in 1986), Castle Copyrights Ltd. All others be forewarned: the Heep might become an addictive, guilty pleasure as one of the consummate bands of the 1970s they embodied everything wonderful about the rock decade as well as its tawdry, conceited excesses.Producer: Gerry Bron drums (drum set): Iain Clarke ( a former member of Uriah Heep and Cressida) (in 1971-07) electric bass guitar: Paul Newton ( UK bassist for Uriah Heep) (in 1971-07) guitar: Mick Box (in 1971-07) organ: Ken Hensley (in 1971-07) vocals: David Byron (in 1971-07) additional performer: Osibisa (in 1971-07) arranger: Uriah Heep ( British prog/hard rock) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Bronze Records Ltd. ![]() Chapter and Verse is highly recommended for the faithful. On the following pages is an assortment of anecdotes concerning Uriah Heep. Box did a fine job of keeping the dross of the albums from Different World through Sonic Origami at bay, but all is redeemed on disc six with the live material, showcasing the awesome power and sheer dynamic theatricality of a band that walked the line between hard rock, metal, and prog rock. Join us on a magical, mystical journey through time and return to fantasy with the true Wizards of Rock, Uriah Heep Occasionally down but never out, Heep has been ridiculed over the years by the critics, however the fans knew better. It is true that the material on discs four and five can be dicey at times, but there is still plenty to love. Virtually every track a fan would want is here: "Sweet Lorraine," "The Magician's Birthday," "July Morning," "Look at Yourself," "Tears in My Eyes" (an unreleased alternate take), to "Easy Livin'," and "Stealin'," to "Sweet Freedom." The new cuts here, like the alternates of "Lady in Black," and "Why," are wonderful sit-ins for their originals. There are 14 unreleased studio cuts, in total, and a whopping sixth disc of live material, most of which has never been released before. The Heep story continues through the glory years when they rang the bells at the higher reaches of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic through 1977, and into the demise and back again - musically if not popularly. Hensley's keyboards against Box's roaring SG are devastating. The earliest UH material here is "Gypsy" and the previously unissued "Real Turned On" and "What's Within My Heart." It's frightening how the band has a sound a lot like the music Deep Purple would make in 1974. Interestingly, this music, though it has its flaws, is utterly compelling, particularly the cuts by Spice - the unreleased cut "Astranaza," and "Born in a Trunk" contain the earliest version of the sound the Heep would hone on Magicians Birthday and Demons and Wizards. Disc one begins the tale with 12 tracks by Heep precursor bands such as the Gods, Spice, Toe Fat, Head Machine, and the Keef Hartley Band.
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