Ultimate Music Database

	ULTIMATE MUSIC DATABASE
	(Almost) Complete Database of Pop Music
	Last Update: November 17, 2024 Total of: 367 724 artists

Selection A-Z:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 ?

Search for:
	Own Searching

Calendar for 22.11.2024

New Releases...
New Dance Releases...
UK Charts...
US Charts...

Historical Charts
UK Singles
(1952-2024)
UK Albums
(1956-2024)
Billboard Singles
(1940-2024)
Billboard Albums
(1970-2024)
Radio Luxembourg Singles
(1980-1991)

Grammy Awards
Grammy Hall of Fame

Guest Book

Notes

Sources

Acknowledgements

In spite of great effort, the author is not capable to ensure the absolute data integrity. Any suggestions, supplementary information and proposals about the site contents and/or design are welcome as well as the offers of cooperation, sponsoring, advertising etc.

This web was launched on June 1, 2000.

© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)

URIAH HEEP
London, GB
* 1970

Line-Up (2022):

Bernie Shaw - voc
Mick Box - g,voc
Dave Rimmer - bg
Phil Lanzon - kb
Russell Gilbrook - ds

Former Members:

David Byron (voc,kb, 1970-7/76); John Lawton (voc, 10/76-8/79, cca 6/95 g.a.); John Sloman (voc,g,kb, 11/79-5/81); Pete Goalby (voc, 1981-2/85); Stephen Fontaine (voc, 1985); Stephen Docherty (voc, cca 12/86)

Paul Newton (bg,voc, 1970-11/71); Mark Clarke (bg, 11/71); Gary Thain (bg, 12/71-2/75); John Wetton (bg, 3/75-8/76); Trevor Bolder (bg, 9/76-81, 4/83-5/13); Bob Daisley (bg, 1982-4/83); John Jowitt (bg, 2013)

Colin Wood (kb, 1970); Ken Hensley (kb,g,voc, 1970-9/80); Greg Deckert (kb, 10/80-81); John Sinclair (kb, 1981-85)

Alex Napier (ds, 1970); Nigel Olsson (ds, 1970); Keith Baker (ds, 1970-71); Ian Clarke (ds, 1971-11/71); Lee Kerslake (ds,voc, 11/71-11/79, 1983-1/07); Chris Slade (ds, 11/79-83)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble	19.06.1970	Vertigo
2.	Salisbury produced by: Gerry Bron	2/1971	Vertigo
3.	Look At Yourself produced by: Gerry Bron	15.10.1971	Bronze		39	93
4.	Demons And Wizards	19.05.1972	Bronze		20	23
5.	The Magician's Birthday	11/1972	Bronze		28	25
6.	Uriah Heep Live (2LP) produced by: Gerry Bron	04.05.1973	Bronze		23	37
7.	Sweet Freedom produced by: Gerry Bron	07.09.1973	Bronze		18	33
8.	Wonderworld produced by: Gerry Bron	07.06.1974	Bronze		23	38
9.	Return To Fantasy produced by: Gerry Bron	13.06.1975	Bronze		7	85
10.	The Best Of Uriah Heep produced by: Gerry Bron	28.11.1975	Bronze
11.	High And Mighty	21.05.1976	Bronze		55
12.	Firefly produced by: Ken Hensley/Gerry Bron	11.02.1977	Bronze
13.	Innocent Victim	04.11.1977	Bronze
14.	Fallen Angel	06.10.1978	Bronze
15.	Conquest	16.02.1980	Bronze		37
16.	Abominog	3/1982	Bronze		34	56
17.	Head First produced by: Ashley Howe	20.05.1983	Bronze		46
18.	Equator produced by: Tony Platt	3/1985	Portrait/CBS		79
19.	Anthology (2LP)	4/1986	Raw Power
20.	Live In Europe 1979	3/1987	Raw Power
21.	Live In Moscow	7/1988	Legacy
22.	Live At Shepperton '74	12/1988	Castle
23.	Raging Silence produced by: Richard Dodd	4/1989	Legacy
24.	The Collection (2LP)	8/1989	Castle
25.	Still 'Eavy Still Proud	1990	Legacy
26.	Two Decades In Rock (3CD/5LP)	6/1990	Essential
27.	Different World	2/1991	Legacy/Roadrunner
28.	Echoes In The Dark	10/1991	Elite
29.	Excavations From The Bronze Age	11/1991	Elite
30.	Rarities From The Bronze Age	1/1992	Sequel
31.	Live	7/1994	Success
32.	Lady In Black	1/1995	Spectrum
33.	Free Me	15.05.1995	Spectrum
34.	Sea Of Light produced by: Kalle Trapp	6/1995	SPV
35.	Spellbinder	20.05.1996	Steamhammer
36.	The Best of...Pt. 1	17.10.1996	Castle Music Ltd.
37.	A Time Of Revelation - 25 Years On (4CD)	4/1998	Castle Communications
38.	Sonic Origami	14.09.1998	Eagle/edel
39.	Acoustically Driven	12.06.2001	The Store For Music
40.	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	21.08.2001	Chronicles
41.	Blood on Stone: Anthology 2, 1976-1997	11.09.2001	Sanctuary
42.	Electrically Driven	10/2001
43.	Sailing The Sea Of Light	11/2001	Classic Rock Legend
44.	Two Sides Of Uriah Heep (box set)	1/2002	Classic Rock Legend
45.	Boxed Miniatures	07.05.2002	Castle
46.	Very Best Of Uriah Heep	21.05.2002	Sanctuary
47.	Between Two Worlds	02.07.2002
48.	The Lansdowne Tapes (2CD)	23.07.2002	Sanctuary/Castle
49.	The Magician's Birthday Party	08.10.2002
50.	Live in the USA	29.07.2003	The Store For Music
51.	The Ultimate Collection	09.09.2003	Universal
52.	Rainbow Demon	04.05.2004	Music Club International
53.	Magic Night	25.05.2004
54.	Critical Review: Hensley Years - 1970-1976	01.03.2005	Classic Rock Legends
55.	Critical Review: Hensley Years - 1976-1980	01.03.2005	Classic Rock Legends
56.	Classic Collection	12.04.2005	Collectables
57.	Chapter and Verse	22.11.2005	Sanctuary
58.	Blood on Stone: Anthology, Vol. 2	16.05.2006	Sanctuary
59.	Easy Livin: The Singles A's and B's	24.10.2006	Castle Music
60.	Wake The Sleeper	02.06.2008	Noise
61.	Star Club	04.11.2008	Universal
62.	Bird of Prey: Best of Uriah Heep	02.06.2009	Sanctuary
63.	Early Years	06.10.2009	IMV/Blueline
64.	Celebration: Forty Years of Rock	13.04.2010	Ear/Warner Music
65.	Live January 1973	25.05.2010	Sanctuary
66.	Uriah Heep / On the Rebound	25.05.2010	Sanctuary
67.	Live At Sweden Rock Festival 2009	15.06.2010
68.	Live on Air	02.11.2010	Ais
69.	Official Bootleg, Vol. 2: Live In Budapest Hungary 2010	16.11.2010	Ais
70.	Uriah Heep Official Bootleg: 19.12.9 Gusswerk	19.04.2011
71.	Into The Wild	03.05.2011	Frontiers
72.	Circle of Hands: The Early Years	12.07.2011
73.	Official Bootleg, Vol. 3: Live in Kawasaki Japan 2010	02.08.2011
74.	Live In Armenia	27.09.2011
75.	Icon	10.01.2012
76.	Logical Revelations	19.06.2012	The Store For Music
77.	Performance	31.07.2012	4Worlds Media
78.	Official Bootleg, Vol 6: Live at the Rock of Ages Festival, Germany 2008	22.07.2013	Earmusic
79.	One More Night: Collectors Rarities	05.11.2013
80.	Outsider	10.06.2014	Frontiers
81.	Access All Areas	19.01.2015	Edsel
82.	Live at Koko	24.02.2015	Frontiers
83.	British Live Performance Series	30.10.2015	Rainman Inc.
84.	Totally Driven	13.11.2015	Uriah Heep
85.	Live in Moscow: Access All Areas	12.02.2016	Demon
86.	Playlist: Very Best of Uriah Heep	27.05.2016	BMG
87.	The Classic Rock Years	01.07.2016	The Store For Music
88.	Your Turn to Remember: The Definitive Anthology, 1970-1990	16.09.2016	BMG
89.	Words in the Distance 1994-1998	02.12.2016	Cherry Red
90.	Living The Dream	14.09.2018	Frontiers		57
91.	Choices	9/2021
92.	Chaos & Colour	1/2023	Silver Lining Music		73

David Byron:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Take No Prisoners	23.01.1976	Bronze
2.	Baby Faced Killer	13.10.1978	Arista
3.	Dave Byron credited to: "This Day And Age"?	1980	Bronze
4.	"4"	1981	WEA
5.	Man of Yesterday: The Anthology	02.08.2005	Castle Music

Ken Hensley:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf	5/1973	Bronze
2.	Eager To Please produced by: Peter Gailen	18.04.1975	Bronze
3.	Free Spirit	03.04.1981	Bronze
4.	The Best Of Ken Hensley	1993	Sequel
5.	From Time To Time (unreleased tracks)	6/1994	Red Steel
6.	A Glimpse Of Glory	1999
7.	Running Blind	2002
8.	Anthology	11.06.2002	Castle Music America
9.	The Last Dance	3/2004	Sacramento
10.	Cold Autumn Sunday	2005
11.	Blood On The Highway credited to: The Ken Hensley Story	24.07.2007	M.A.T. Music
12.	Love... And Other Mysteries	2009
13.	Faster & Live Fire	20.05.2011
14.	Live Tales	23.04.2013	Cherry Red
15.	Live!! & Live Fire	02.07.2013	Hear No Evil
16.	Rare & Timeless	4/2018

John Sloman:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Disappearances Can Be Deceptive produced by: Todd Rundgren/Simon Hanhart	1989	FM Revolver

Phil Lanzon:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	If You Think I Am Crazy!	2017
2.	48 Seconds produced by: Simon Hanhart	02.08.2019	Phil Lanzon Ditties/Cargo

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Gypsy / Real Turned On (v USA)	7/1970	Mercury
2.	Come Away Melinda / Wake Up (Set Your Sights) (v USA)	11/1970	Mercury
3.	High Priestess / Time To Live (v USA)	1/1971	Mercury
4.	Lady In Black / Simon The Bullet Freak	3/1971	Vertigo
5.	Look At Yourself / What Should Be Done	17.09.1971	Bronze
6.	Love Machine / Simon The Bullet Freak	12/1971	Bronze
7.	Love Machine / Look At Yourself (v USA)	12/1971	Mercury
8.	I Wanna Be Free / What Should Be Done (v USA)	2/1972	Mercury
9.	The Wizard / Gypsy	6/1972	Bronze
10.	The Wizard / Why (v USA)	6/1972	Mercury
11.	Easy Livin' / All My Life	7/1972	Mercury		39
12.	Easy Livin' / Why	8/1972	Bronze
13.	Spider Woman / Sunrise	12/1972	Island
14.	Blind Eye / Sweet Lorraine	1/1973	Bronze		91
15.	July Morning (live) / Tears In My Eyes (live) (v USA)	5/1973	Warner Bros
16.	Stealin' / Sunshine	10.08.1973	Bronze		91
17.	Something Or Nothing / What Can I Do	10.05.1974	Bronze
18.	Prima Donna / Shout It Out	06.06.1975	Bronze
19.	Prima Donna / Stealin' (v USA)	5/1975	Warner Bros
20.	Return To Fantasy / The Time Will Come	9/1975	Bronze
21.	One Way Or Another / Misty Eyes	04.06.1976	Bronze
22.	Sympathy / Crime Of Passion	1977	Bronze
23.	Easy Livin' / Gypsy	1977	Bronze
24.	Wise Man / Crime Of Passion	22.04.1977	Bronze
25.	Free Me / Masquerade	18.11.1977	Bronze
26.	Love Or Nothing / Gimme Love (v Německu)	7/1978	Bronze
27.	Come Back To Me / Cheater	06.10.1978	Bronze
28.	Carry On / Being Hurt	25.01.1980	Bronze
29.	Love Stealer / No Return	27.06.1980	Bronze
30.	Think It Over / My Joanna Needs Tuning	1/1981	Bronze
31.	Lady In Black / Easy Livin'	1981	Bronze
32.	The Abominator Junior EP (On The Rebound / Tin Soldier / Song Of A Bitch)	05.03.1982	Bronze
33.	That's The Way That It Is / Hot Persuasion	21.05.1982	Bronze
34.	That's The Way That It Is / Son Of A Bitch	5/1982	Mercury		106
35.	Lonely Nights / Weekend Warriors	06.05.1983	Bronze	85
36.	Stay On Top / Playing For Time 12" + Gypsy / Easy Livin' / Sweet Lorraine / Stealin'	12.08.1983	Bronze	76
37.	Rockarama / Back Stage Girl 12" + Gypsy (live)	3/1985	Portrait
38.	Poor Little Rich Girl / Bad Blood 12" + Gypsy (live)	5/1985	Portrait
39.	Easy Livin' (live) / Corrina (live) 12" + Gypsy (live)	9/1988	Legacy
40.	Lady In Black / July Morning / Easy Livin'	12/1988	Castle
41.	Hold Your Head Up / Miracle Child	4/1989	Legacy
42.	Blood Red Roses / Rough Justice 12" + Look At Yourself	7/1989	Legacy
43.	Different World / Which Way Will The Wind Blow / All God's Children	1991	Legacy
44.	Dream On (edit) / Mr. Majestic / The Other Side Of Midnight (live)	1995	CBH
45.	Gypsy / Why	1977
46.	Heartless Land (edit) / Everything In Live / Sweet Pretender	1998	Eagle
47.	Come Away Melinda / Heartless Land / Time Of Revelation / Everything In Life	2001
48.	Lady In Black (edit) / Cross That Line / Circus / Lady In Black (live)	2001
49.	Gypsy / Come Away Melinda	13.11.2006	Earmark
50.	Golden Light	4/2023

Ken Hensley:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	In The Morning / Who Will Sing To You	14.03.1975	Bronze
2.	The System	03.04.1981	Bronze
3.	No More	1981

David Byron:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Rich Man's Lady	27.10.1978	Arista

Videos:

1. Easy Livin'
2. Raging Through The Silence
3. Gypsy
4. Live Legends
5. Legend Continues - 10/2001, DVD
6. Acoustically Driven - 10/2001, DVD
7. Sailing The Sea Of Light - 11/2001, DVD, live
8. The Ultimate Anthology - 3/2004, Ragnarock/BMG, 90 min
9. Bits And Pieces About... - 8/2006, Delta Music, 34 min

Ken Hensley:

1. Blood On The Highway - 7/2008, Politur, live, 145 min

Bibliography:

Phil Lanzon: Curse Of The Mudchalk Devil (6/2019, Kindle)

WWW Links:

http://www.uriah-heep.com

Various:

1968-70 Spice

Mick Box:

appeared on the LP:

David Byron: Take No Prisoners (23.1.76, Bronze)
John Wetton: Raised In Captivity (1.7.11, Frontiers)

Lee Kerslake:

appeared on the LP:

David Byron: Take No Prisoners (23.1.76, Bronze)

Ken Hensley:

http://www.kenhensley.com

appeared on the LP:

David Byron: Take No Prisoners (23.1.76, Bronze)
W.A.S.P.: The Headless Children (14.1.89, Capitol)
Cinderella: Heartbreak Station (1990, Phonogram)

David Byron:

on the LP Take No Prisoners (1976) appeared:

Mick Box (g), Dennis Ball (bg), Lee Kerslake (ds), Pete Thompson (ds), Ken Hensley (g), John Wetton (mellotron)

Mark Clarke:

appeared on the LP:

Billy Squier: Don't Say No (1981, Capitol)
Michael Bolton: Michael Bolton (1983, CBS)
Ian Hunter: All Of The Good Ones Are Taken (8/83, CBS)
Mountain: Go For Your Life (1985, Scotti Bros)

Peter Goalby:

appeared on the LP:

Tigertailz: Bezerk (1990, MFN)

Trevor Bolder:

appeared on the LP:

Mick Ronson: Slaughter On 10th Avenue (15.2.74, RCA)
Mick Ronson: Play Don't Worry (21.2.75, RCA)

John Sloman:

appeared on the LP:

Merry Christmas: Merry Christmas (1994, Disky)
Praying Mantis: The Journey Goes On (4/03, Frontiers)

Press References:

&musiQ
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2003	1		94	DVD
Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	15	11.08.1995	12	CD,MC Bang!	album review
1995	15	11.08.1995	29		profile
1995	16	01.09.1995	17	Live Bang!	gig review
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1996	15	12.09.1996	25	Forum kritikum	album review
1997	33	25.09.1997	8	Infokus
1997	36	16.10.1997	14	Live	gig review
1998	31	10.09.1998	18
1998	33	24.09.1998	12	Live	gig review
1998	35	08.10.1998	25	Forum kritikum	album review
1998	38	29.10.1998	319	Hard & Heavy Masters	profile, discography
1999	9	11.03.1999	21	A léta běží ...	profile, discography
2001	23	06.12.2001	9	Infokus	interview
2001	23	06.12.2001	13	Live	gig review
2002	2	24.01.2002	43	Forum kritikum	album review
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1981	4		105		gig review
1983	7		201	Ze světa
1988	4		8		interview
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	18.09.1971	21	New Singles	single review
1971	0	27.11.1971	13		interview
1971	0	04.12.1971	3
1973	21	26.05.1973	31	Albums	album review
1973	31	04.08.1973	4
1974	24	15.06.1974	57		interview
1974	40	05.10.1974	38
1974	42	19.10.1974	59	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	51	21.12.1974	48	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	12	22.03.1975	5
1976	25	19.06.1976	39	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	28	10.07.1976	1
1976	31	31.07.1976	21	New Albums	album review
1976	33	14.08.1976	5
1976	38	18.09.1976	5
1977	11	12.03.1977	20		gig review
1977	18	30.04.1977	22	Singles	single review
1977	49	03.12.1977	14	Caught In The Act	gig review
1978	4	28.01.1978	25	Albums	album review
1978	6	11.02.1978	64	Caught In The Act	gig review
1978	40	14.10.1978	17	Singles	single review
1979	33	01.09.1979	3	News
1979	44	24.11.1979	3	News
1979	45	01.12.1979	4	News
1980	5	02.02.1980	24	Singles	single review
1980	8	23.02.1980	30	Caught In The Act	gig review
1980	19	28.06.1980	16	Singles	single review
1980	30	06.09.1980	3
1980	36	18.10.1980	4	News
1980	44	13.12.1980	38	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	19	09.05.1981	4	Fast Forward
1982	10	06.03.1982	19	Singles	single review
1982	15	10.04.1982	20	Albums	album review
1982	19	08.05.1982	33	Datelines
1983	17	23.04.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	24	11.06.1983	27	Albums	album review
1983	33	13.08.1983	22	Singles	single review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	25.11.1972	20	Albums	album review
1972	0	30.12.1972	21	Interview	interview
1973	0	13.01.1973	14	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1973	0	10.02.1973	24
1973	0	05.05.1973	21	Albums	album review
1973	0	12.05.1973	6
1973	0	01.09.1973	33	Albums	album review
1973	0	08.09.1973	5
1974	0	11.05.1974	2	News Desk - Records News
1974	0	25.05.1974	3	News Desk
1974	0	03.08.1974	20
1974	0	26.10.1974	24
1974	0	02.11.1974	49	On The Town	gig review
1975	0	22.02.1975	2	News Desk
1975	0	08.03.1975	10	Thrills
1975	0	22.03.1975	3	News Desk
1975	0	24.05.1975	2	News Desk
1975	0	07.06.1975	2	News Desk
1975	0	21.06.1975	32	On The Town	gig review
1975	0	02.08.1975	16	Platters	album review
1975	0	13.09.1975	24
1975	0	22.11.1975	2	News Desk - Recording News
1975	0	20.12.1975	19	Platters	album review
1976	0	17.04.1976	3	News Desk
1976	0	05.06.1976	14	Platters	album review, single review
1976	0	19.06.1976	15	Platters	album review, single review
1976	0	10.07.1976	2	News
1976	0	30.10.1976	2	News Desk
1976	0	04.12.1976	2	News Desk
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	1	08.01.1992	31	Live	gig review
1993	17	06.09.1993	31	Live - Rock At The Border	gig review
1995	16	15.08.1995	29	Recenze	album review
1996	7		20	Galerie
1996	12		85	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1998	10		85	Live - Monsters Of Hard Roc	gig review
1998	12		113	Recenze - Atd.	album review
2004	4		87	DVD
2006	10		76	Recenze DVD
2008	1		17	News
2008	8		64	Record	album review
2008	9		90	Rewind - Classic Rock	interview
2009	5		10	Rock & Top - News
2009	12		84	Replay	gig review
2010	1		69	Recenze CD	album review