Uriah Heep
Much maligned purveyors of hard rock with a penchant for progressive rock's excess, Uriah Heep is the musical boxer who wouldn't go down. In the first half of the '70s (or what could be called the band's "classic" period), Heep could be counted on to pummel its way through pomp rock for good and bad (oftentimes as though oblivious of the distinction). Their first six albums contained some great songs: "Gypsy," "Bird of Prey," "July Morning," "The Wizard," etc. Although the band had weathered myriad lineup changes on a minor scale throughout their career, the departure of David Byron following High and Mighty was an unrecoverable loss. John Lawton (of Lucifer's Friend) was brought in, resulting in three albums of declining merit: Firefly, Innocent Victim and Fallen Angel. After Conquest, which featured yet another vocalist (John Sloman), Ken Hensley left the group. Uriah Heep's future seemed uncertain (when hadn't it?), but guitarist Mick Box and drummer Lee Kerslake revived the band's commercial fortunes with the heavy metal hit, Abominog. New releases followed infrequently in the '80s and '90s, with the usual assortment of lineup changes, aimed primarily at a core cult audience of international devotees.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1970 June | ...VERY 'EAVY ...VERY 'UMBLE (a.k.a. URIAH HEEP) |
| 1970 July | Gypsy |
| 1970 November | Wake Up (Set Your Sights) |
| 1971 January | High Priestess |
| 1971 January | SALISBURY |
| 1971 March | Lady In Black |
| 1971 September | LOOK AT YOURSELF |
| 1971 December | Look At Yourself |
| 1972 February | I Wanna Be Free |
| 1972 May | DEMONS AND WIZARDS |
| 1972 June | The Wizard |
| 1972 July | Easy Livin' |
| 1972 November | THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY |
| 1972 | Sunrise |
| 1973 January | Sweet Lorraine |
| 1973 May | URIAH HEEP LIVE |
| 1973 May | July Morning (Live) |
| 1973 September | SWEET FREEDOM |
| 1973 October | Stealin' |
| 1974 June | WONDERWORLD |
| 1974 August | Something or Nothing |
| 1974 | THE BEST OF URIAH HEEP (Canadian version) |
| 1974 | THE BEST OF URIAH HEEP VOLUME 2 (Canadian release) |
| 1975 May | RETURN TO FANTASY |
| 1975 June | Prima Donna |
| 1975 | Return To Fantasy |
| 1975 November | THE BEST OF URIAH HEEP (UK version) a.k.a. THE BEST OF... PART 1 |
| 1976 | THE BEST OF URIAH HEEP (US version) |
| 1976 May | HIGH AND MIGHTY |
| 1976 June | One Way Or Another |
| 1977 February | FIREFLY |
| 1977 April | Wise Man |
| 1977 September | INNOCENT VICTIM |
| 1977 October | Free Me |
| 1978 September | FALLEN ANGEL |
| 1978 October | Come Back To Me |
| 1978 | Love Or Nothing |
| 1980 January | Carry On |
| 1980 February | CONQUEST |
| 1980 June | Love Stealer |
| 1981 January | Think It Over |
| 1982 February | The Abominator Junior EP |
| 1982 March | ABOMINOG |
| 1982 May | That's The Way That It Is |
| 1983 May | HEAD FIRST |
| 1983 June | Lonely Nights |
| 1983 August | Stay On Top |
| 1985 March | Rockarama |
| 1985 March | EQUATOR |
| 1985 May | Poor Little Rich Girl |
| 1985 | ANTHOLOGY (Raw Power label) |
| 1986 April | ANTHOLOGY VOLUME ONE (Legacy label) |
| 1987 March | LIVE IN EUROPE 1979 |
| 1988 July | LIVE IN MOSCOW |
| 1988 September | Easy Livin' (live) |
| 1988 December | Lady In Black (from Anthology) |
| 1988 | POWER TO THE ROCKERS |
| 1988 | THE COLLECTION (Canadian version) |
| 1988 | COLLECTION (Legacy label) |
| 1989 February | RAGING SILENCE |
| 1989 April | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1989 July | Blood Red Roses |
| 1989 August | THE COLLECTION (UK version) |
| 1990 April | STILL 'EAVY, STILL PROUD: TWO DECADES OF URIAH HEEP |
| 1990 June | TWO DECADES IN ROCK |
| 1991 February | DIFFERENT WORLD |
| 1991 | Different World |
| 1991 October | ECHOES IN THE DARK |
| 1991 November | EXCAVATIONS FROM THE BRONZE AGE |
| 1992 January | RARITIES FROM THE BRONZE AGE |
| 1994 July | LIVE |
| 1994 July | THE LANSDOWNE TAPES |
| 1995 January | LADY IN BLACK |
| 1995 May | SEA OF LIGHT |
| 1995 May | FREE ME |
| 1995 | Dream On |
| 1996 August | A TIME OF REVELATION |
| 1996 October | THE BEST OF... PART 1 |
| 1997 May | KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR |
| 1997 November | THE BEST OF... PART 2 |
| 1998 September | CLASSIC HEEP: AN ANTHOLOGY |
| 1998 | SONIC ORIGAMI |
| 1999 | Across The Miles |
| 1999 July 20 | SPELLBINDER |
| 1999 | LIVE AT SHEPPERTON '74 |
| 1999 | "TRAVELLERS IN TIME" ANTHOLOGY VOL. 1 |
| 2001 March 19 | ANTHOLOGY VOLUME II: BLOOD ON STONE |
| 2001 April 17 | FUTURE ECHOES OF THE PAST |
| 2001 | Come Away Melinda |
| 2001 August 14 | EMPTY THE VAULTS: THE RARITIES |
| 2001 August 14 | COME AWAY MELINDA: A COLLECTION OF CLASSIC URIAH HEEP BALLADS |
| 2001 August | THE BEST OF URIAH HEEP: THE MILLENIUM COLLECTION |
| 2001 September | ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN (a.k.a. SAILING THE SEA OF LIGHT) |
| 2001 | Lady In Black (from Electrically Driven) |
| 2002 July 15 | YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD BAND DOWN |
| 2003 February 24 | THE VERY BEST OF URIAH HEEP |
| 2003 June 30 | THE GOLDEN PALACE |
| 2003 July 7 | THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
| 2004 March 30 | MAGIC NIGHT |
| 2004 November 16 | GOLD FROM THE BYRON ERA |
| 2005 April 19 | INSIDE URIAH HEEP: THE HENSLEY YEARS 1970-1976 |
| 2005 May 31 | INSIDE URIAH HEEP: THE HENSLEY YEARS 1976-1980 |
| 2005 October 3 | CHAPTER & VERSE |
| 2006 May 15 | BIRD OF PREY - BEST OF URIAH HEEP |
| 2006 | WAKE UP: THE SINGLES COLLECTION |
| 2006 October 24 | EASY LIVIN' - THE SINGLES A'S & B'S |
| 2007 February 8 | THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
| 2007 June 11 | LOUD, PROUD & HEAVY - THE BEST OF URIAH HEEP |
| 2008 | WAKE THE SLEEPER |
| 2008 | STAR CLUB PRÄSENTIERT URIAH HEEP |
SEE ALSO...
THE GODS discography
KEN HENSLEY discography
OZZY OSBOURNE discography
SPICE discography
TOE FAT discography
JOHN WETTON discography
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