Very Heavy Very Humble [Import, Original recording remastered]

Uriah Heep | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Castle Music UK
• ASIN: B0000074PI
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #364,843 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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)

9. Gypsy (Single Version)

10. Come Away With Melinda (Previously Unreleased)

11. Born In A Trunk (Previously Unreleased)

Editorial Reviews

1996 reissue from Castle of the band's 1970 debut,originally released on Mercury and now remastered from theoriginal master tapes with faithfully restored artwork andthree bonus tracks: 'Gypsy' (Single Version) and thepreviously unreleased cuts 'Come Away

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Motts in a Heep, February 12, 2001

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Kim Fletcher (Pattaya, Chonburi Thailand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Heavy Very Humble (Audio CD)

When this wonderful album was first released in June 1970, it was reviewed by the very influential Rolling Stone magazine in an appalling manner, I will briefly quote from the beginning of that review. "If this group makes it I'll have to commit suicide. From the first note you know you don't want to hear anymore. Uriah Heep is watered down tenth-rate Jethro Tull, only even more boring and inane". One wonders how this unnamed journalist feels, now that Uriah Heep are celebrating 30 years in the business & over 100, million album sales, probably walking very gingerly round sharp objects, and reviewing Mozart. No such rash judgement from this dog though, as I've always rated this album very highly since buying it for it's cover alone having never heard the music before. Very'Eavy Very'Umble charges in with opening belter & all time Heep favorite "Gypsy" here in it's original 6 minute 55 second version before it was drawn out too nearly 20 minutes in the stage show to allow lead guitarist Mick Box & keyboard Wizard Ken Hensley to stretch out, or just possibly so they could sort their hair out, this was the seventies remember. But the star of the album has to be lead vocalist Dave Byron. In the world of heavy rock, nobody had a voice with such range, just listen to him pleading on "Come away Melinada" or riding the magic carpet ride of Dreamscape. Although Uriah Heep are still going strong, the line up has never been stable (they went through 3 drummers just trying to get this album down) Mick Box (still looking like one of the wacky characters from W.W.F) leads the band today after 4 lead vocalists, 5 keyboard players, & umpteen bassists & drummers, but last years offering charmingly titled "Sonic Origano" was one of the years best Prog / Rock master pieces. Mott the Dog.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars HEEP is good!, March 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Very Heavy Very Humble (Audio CD)

This album was released in 1969, together with Zeppelin, purple, Sabbath. Uriah Heep started their debut.
The songs here are classic masterpieces in their early 70's hey day, check out them in the first album like gypsy, dreammare, I'll keep on trying, Come away melinda etc......what a goldies collection it is! Heep is also good as Led Zeppelin, Purple, Black Sabbath in the 70's rock classic era.
Long time ago the American journalist at the rolling stone magazine Melissa Mills wrote that I will rather to commit suicide than listening to this band.
Yes Melissa Mills was a fool poor journalist,....she didn't know how good this band is!
In fact that URIAH HEEP sold out their albums/recordings worldwide 30 million albums until today!! well you know this now,....Is Uriah Heep still a bad group ??? you should answer it by your selves! This band is a goldies...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The whole story begins!, July 21, 2000

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Herbert (Salisbury, Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Heavy Very Humble (Audio CD)

I first listened to this album by the early '70. The Heep Magic began by then and "Gypsy" had a lot to do with that magic. This is the first Heep album (UK release as they were british) and if you are a fan, you have to have it! Enjoy...