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Very 'Eavy, Very 'Umble

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Audio CD, September 16, 2016
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Gypsy
2 Walking in Your Shadow
3 Come Away Melinda
4 Lucy Blues
5 Dreammare
6 Real Turned on
7 I'll Keep on Trying
8 Wake Up (Set Your Sights)

Disc: 2

1 Gypsy
2 Real Turned on
3 Dreammare
4 Come Away Melinda
5 Born in a Trunk
6 Wake Up (Set Your Sights)
7 I'll Keep on Trying
8 Walking in Your Shadow (Alternate Version)
9 Lucy Blues
10 Born in a Trunk
11 Magic Lantern
12 Bird of Prey (U.S. Alternate Mix)

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New 2-CD expanded edition of Uriah Heep's classic 1970 debut album. 1st CD features original album remastered by renowned engineer Andy Pearce. 2nd CD is an "alternative expanded reimagining" of the album, featuring 12 unreleased versions of songs compiled by Robert Corich and Heep's Mick Box. Uriah Heep's Mick Box, and sometime member Ken Hensley, composer of many of the band's best-known songs, contribute to the album notes.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.92 x 5.51 x 0.63 inches; 4.02 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sanctuary Records
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2016
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 18, 2016
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Sanctuary Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01IMUYOQU
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2024
    Absolutely freaking amazing! If you don’t get it, it’s your loss. Plain and simple.
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016
    WHY this record was not a smash in the us 46 years ago when it came out i will never know but if you liked deep purple especially then you will love this 2 cd deluxe set, the heep catlog has been done many times over the past 25 years on cd, it is hard to tell you where to start but for the price this ultra expanded edition is probably the place, ive been a heep fan for over 30 years now and this was the first album with there most classic line up that would go on with the exception of a couple of members passing away and leaving the band until 1976 when lead vocalist david byron left the band after the high and mighty record and tour, anyway this awesome british hard rock album is a must own for any fan of old school hard rock including old school metal bands like accept, the scorpions, judas priest, iron maiden saxon and most nwobhm bands for example, all those bands took something from uriah heep, the remastering sounds great here and on the bonus disc you get some different mixes of some of these songs as well as some pre uriah heep tracks like born in a trunk wich is from when heep where called SPICE in the late 1960s, i got into uriah heep back in 1982 when i first heard the abominog album but that is another story, i have every uriah heep record from this one to the most recent one outsider from 2014, start here and go from here if you are not to familiar with uriah heep, if you are well then im suprised you read this far, heep is right up there with other british heavyweights like UFO, NAZARETH, STATUS QUO,WISHBONE ASH, BUDGIE, THIN LIZZY, BULLDOG BREED,DEEP PURPLE RAINBOW AND QUITE A FEW OTHERS.......this also comes in a nice slipcase with great liner notes................
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2020
    Great album. from Gypsy to Wake Up. The other songs Lucy's Blues is a great song and Come Away Melinda is my favorite..
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2018
    Recieved my copy with the usual dinged corner Digi-pack ,the CD itself has the album plus extra tracks,most of the tracks are not essential,just the basic album is all you need.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2016
    This new (2016) release sounds GREAT. Disc one is the original album, crystal clear with some punch. The entirety of disc 2 is alternate takes and unreleased tracks. A pleasure to listen to - looking forward to others in this series.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2015
    Very good, bluesy hard rock. If youre looking for early 70s hard rock/metal, than this is right up your alley. Fans of Zeppelin, Sabbath, Deep Purple and the like will want to add this band to their collection.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023
    Very disappointed they took away all bass and drums making the sound fell without soul . The package case is impressive nothing compared with the quality sound.
    If the music really matter to you no buy it.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017
    Incredible remaster for an incredible debut album. Never realized there were such
    jazz influences on several songs. Very evident on 2nd cd.
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  • michael collins
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tres bon début
    Reviewed in France on January 4, 2025
    N'ont pas besoin d'etre si "umble"
  • Nigel Farage
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2024
    A great debut album from this great and underrated band.

    Best Tracks in my opinion:

    Gypsy
    Lucy Blues
    Walking in your Shadow
    Real Turned On
  • Freak 60s
    5.0 out of 5 stars A mio parere il gruppo è stato sempre molto sottovalutato
    Reviewed in Italy on October 25, 2023
    A mio parere il gruppo è stato sempre molto sottovalutato
  • \m/arcolino
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ein damals völlig unterschätztes Album - heute ein Klassiker!
    Reviewed in Germany on November 1, 2018
    URIAH HEEP zählten neben DEEP PURPLE, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH oder NAZARETH zu den einflussreichsten Hardrock-Bands der 70er, und sind definitiv ein Grund für den weltweiten Siegeszug dieses Musikgenres.

    Alles begann 1970 mit dem Album "Very 'eavy, Very 'humble", bei dem es mit "Gypsy" und der Jahrhundert-Ballade "Come away Melinda" gleich mal zwei Bandklassiker zu hören gibt. Ich war erst vor ein paar Tagen bei einem HEEP-Konzert und habe mich sehr darüber gefreut, dass es "Gypsy" auch nach fast 50 Jahren noch auf die Setlist geschafft hat, und vom Publikum frenetisch abgefeiert wurde - dieser Song ist einfach genial.

    Ich persönlich würde das gesamte Album mit dem Prädikat "Klassiker" versehen, denn mit ihrem Erstling haben die Briten definitiv ein wegweisendes und genreprägendes Album vorgelegt. URIAH HEEP spielten von Beginn an einen extrem melodischen Hardrock mit progressiven Elementen, der oftmals mehrstimmige Gesang und die anspruchsvollen Kompositionen, würde ich zu den herausragenden Trademarks der Band zählen.

    Das Album selber war damals gar nicht mal so erfolgreich, in Großbritannien schaffte es den Einzug in die Charts überhaupt nicht und in den USA reichte es nur für Platz 186 in den Billboard-Charts. Lediglich in Deutschland war das Album erfolgreich und schaffte es auf Platz 22 der Charts. Deutschland zählt auch heute noch zu den Ländern, in denen URIAH HEEP äußerst erfolgreich und beliebt sind, dass sie ihre Konzertansagen oftmals auch in Deutsch machen, zeigt, dass sie sich dieses Umstands sehr wohl bewusst sind.

    Anspieltipps verbieten sich für mich an dieser Stelle, ich persönlich finde das komplette Album sehr hörenswert, ich habe keinen schwachen Song entdecken können.
    Das Albumcover zeigt übrigens den von Spinnennetzen umwobenen Kopf des damaligen Sängers DAVID BYRON, der leider 1985, viel zu früh, an den Folgen seiner Alkoholsucht gestorben ist. Was für ein grandioser Sänger er war, kann man an der Ballade "Come away Melinda" erkennen, die Nummer ist granatenmäßig gut gesungen.

    Mein Fazit: Mit "Very 'eavy, Very 'umble" haben URIAH HEEP gleich zu Beginn einen Klassiker rausgebolzt, der in der Zeit ein wenig unterschätzt wurde, aber inzwischen doch seinen Platz in der Musikgeschichte gefunden hat.
    Anspruchsvolle und abwechslungsreiche Kompositionen, sehr melodieorientiert, mit oftmals mehrstimmigen Gesang und progressiven Elementen, das ist der Sound von URIAH HEEP.
    Ich finde das Album grandios, wer auf diesen puren und ungefilterten Oldstyle-Hardrock steht, der sollte diesen Klassiker unbedingt in seiner Sammlung haben .... finde zumindest ich!
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on March 5, 2017
    Supper !