STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - URIAH HEEP - URIAH HEEP LIVE

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. This week brought us the sad news that former Uriah Heep keyboardist, Ken Hensley had passed away after a short illness. He was 75. To honor his legacy we spotlight the English rock band's first live album, appropriately titled, Uriah Heep Live. The double LP was recorded January 26, 1973 at  Town Hall, Birmingham, England and then released in April of the same year on Bronze Records. It peaked at #37 on the Billboard 200, #23 in the UK, and #3 in Norway. The Gerry Bron produced discs gave birth to a sole single, "July Morning, written by Hensley and lead singer, David Byron and features Manfred Mann on Moog synthesizer. This album came from the now Legendary J.R.'s Junk Trunk. 

1. "Introduction / Sunrise" Thomas "Todd" Fischer / Ken Hensley 3:58

2. "Sweet Lorraine" Mick Box, David Byron, Gary Thain 4:27

3. "Traveller in Time" Byron, Lee Kerslake, Box 3:20

4. "Easy Livin'" Hensley 2:43

Side two

5. "July Morning" Byron, Hensley 11:23

6. "Tears in My Eyes" Hensley 4:34

Side three

1. "Gypsy" Box, Byron 13:32

2. "Circle of Hands" Hensley 8:47

Side four

3. "Look at Yourself" Hensley 7:29

4. "The Magician's Birthday" Box, Hensley, Kerslake 1:15

5. "Love Machine" Hensley, Box, Byron 3:07

6. "Rock 'n' Roll Medley:" 8:17
Roll over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)
Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
Mean Woman Blues (Claude Demetrius)
Hound Dog (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
At the Hop (Artie Singer, John Medora, David White)
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Dave Williams)

David Byron – vocals

Mick Box – guitar, vocals

Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitar, vocals

Gary Thain – bass guitar, vocals

Lee Kerslake – drums, vocals

With :

Thomas "Todd" Fischer – stage announcer

Manfred Mann - Moog synthesizer 

Gerry Bron – producer
Peter Gallen – producer assistant, mixing at Lansdowne Studios, London
Ashley Howe – mixing
Alan Perkins, Neville Crozier, Richard Brand – live recording engineers
Gilbert Kong – mastering