Uriah Heep Live

Uriah Heep Live
Uriah Heep Live
Live album by Uriah Heep
Released	April 1973 (US); 11 May 1973 (UK)
Recorded	26 January 1973
Venue	Town Hall, Birmingham, England
Genre	Hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal
Length	77:17
Label	Bronze and Island; Mercury (North America);
Producer	Gerry Bron
Uriah Heep live chronology
Singles from Uriah Heep Live
	"July Morning"; Released: May 1973 (US) ; "Love Machine"; Released: July 1973 (Japan) ;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[5]
Record Collector	^[6]

Uriah Heep Live is a double live album by British rock group Uriah Heep, released in April 1973 in the US by Mercury Records, and in May 1973 in the UK by Bronze Records. It was the band's first live album. The album was recorded by the Pye Mobile Unit, with Alan Perkins as engineer.

In addition to a live version of the band's hit "Easy Livin'", the record included live cuts such as "Sweet Lorraine", "Sunrise" and an extended live version of "July Morning". While the band was on tour in the United States, the album reached No. 23 in the UK Albums Chart.^[7]

The original album packaging, as typical in early 1970s rock music, featured a gatefold sleeve and centre pages featuring photographs of the band members.

Uriah Heep Live was certified gold by the RIAA on 12 October 1973; it was the band's third US gold album.^[8]

Mercury initially re-released the album on CD in 1989 without the medley, due to time constraints.^[9] This was restored on all later editions, including the reissues in 1990 by Castle Communications; remastered and expanded 2003/2010 by Sanctuary Records.^[10]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Introduction / Sunrise"	Thomas "Todd" Fischer / Ken Hensley	The Magician's Birthday, 1972	3:58
2.	"Sweet Lorraine"	Mick Box, David Byron, Gary Thain	The Magician's Birthday	4:27
3.	"Traveller in Time"	Byron, Lee Kerslake, Box	Demons and Wizards, 1972	3:20
4.	"Easy Livin'"	Hensley	Demons and Wizards	2:43

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
5.	"July Morning"	Byron, Hensley	Look at Yourself, 1971	11:23
6.	"Tears in My Eyes"	Hensley	Look at Yourself	4:34

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Gypsy"	Box, Byron	...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble, 1970	13:32
2.	"Circle of Hands"	Hensley	Demons and Wizards	8:47

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
3.	"Look at Yourself"	Hensley	Look at Yourself	7:29
4.	"The Magician's Birthday"	Box, Hensley, Kerslake	The Magician's Birthday	1:15
5.	"Love Machine"	Hensley, Box, Byron	Look at Yourself	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)

2003 Expanded Deluxe Edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Something or Nothing" (US radio show)	Box, Hensley, Thain	3:11
2.	"I Won't Mind" (US radio show)	Box, Byron, Hensley, Kerslake, Thain	5:51
3.	"Look at Yourself" (US radio show)	Hensley	6:19
4.	"Gypsy" (US radio show)	Box, Byron	4:49
5.	"Easy Livin'" (film mixes used for radio)	Hensley	3:20
6.	"So Tired" (film mixes used for radio)	Box, Byron, Hensley, Kerslake, Thain	3:55
7.	"I Won't Mind" (film mixes used for radio)	Box, Byron, Hensley, Kerslake, Thain	5:51
8.	"Something or Nothing" (film mixes used for radio)	Box, Hensley, Thain	3:23
9.	"The Easy Road" (film mixes used for radio)	Hensley	3:07
10.	"Stealin'" (film mixes used for radio)	Hensley	5:31
11.	"Love Machine" (film mixes used for radio)	Hensley, Box, Byron	2:15
12.	"Rock 'n' Roll Medley '74" (film mixes used for radio)	Berry / Perkins / Demetrius / Leiber and Stoller / Singer, Medora, White / Williams	7:49
Total length:			55:21

Personnel

Uriah Heep

David Byron – lead vocals
Mick Box – guitar, backing vocals
Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Lee Kerslake – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Gary Thain – bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional personnel

Thomas "Todd" Fischer – stage announcer

Production

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
Mike Brown and Robert Corich – remastering (1996 and 2003 reissues)
Andy Pearce – remastering (2010 reissue)

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[11]	18
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[12]	5
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[13]	23
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[14]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[16]	22
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[17]	3
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	23
US Billboard 200^[19]	37

Certifications

Certifications for *Uriah Heep Live*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[20]	Gold	250,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[21]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[22]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "BPI certifications for Uriah Heep".
^ "Uriah Heep singles".
^ "Uriah Heep singles".
^ Guarisco, Donald A. "Uriah Heep - Live: January 1973 review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1894959025.
^ Jones, Tim (August 2010). "Uriah Heep - Live 73: Deluxe Expanded Edition". Record Collector. No. 378. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
^ "Uriah Heep Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ "RIAA Database: Search for Uriah Heep". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
^ "Uriah Heep – Uriah Heep Live (1989, CD)". Discogs.
^ "Uriah Heep - Uriah Heep Live". Discogs.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Uriah Heep – Live - January 1973" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Uriah Heep Live - Uriah Heep". Danske Hitlister.dk. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Uriah Heep – Live - January 1973" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Uriah Heep – Live - January 1973". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Uriah Heep Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ Ehnert, Günter (1987). Hit Bilanz: Deutsche Chart LP′s 1956 – 1980 (in German). Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ISBN 3-922542-24-7.
^ "British album certifications – Uriah Heep – Live". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Uriah Heep – Uriah Heep Live". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links

The Official Uriah Heep Discography Archived 23 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "BPI certifications for Uriah Heep".

[2] "Uriah Heep singles".

[3] "Uriah Heep singles".

[4] Guarisco, Donald A. "Uriah Heep - Live: January 1973 review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[martin-5] Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 978-1894959025.

[collector-6] Jones, Tim (August 2010). "Uriah Heep - Live 73: Deluxe Expanded Edition". Record Collector. No. 378. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

[GB-7] "Uriah Heep Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

[RIAA-8] "RIAA Database: Search for Uriah Heep". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 November 2018.

[9] "Uriah Heep – Uriah Heep Live (1989, CD)". Discogs.

[10] "Uriah Heep - Uriah Heep Live". Discogs.

[aus-11] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Austria_Uriah_Heep-12] "Austriancharts.at – Uriah Heep – Live - January 1973" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[13] "Uriah Heep Live - Uriah Heep". Danske Hitlister.dk. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

[FINI-14] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany_Uriah_Heep-15] "Offiziellecharts.de – Uriah Heep – Live - January 1973" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[JPN-16] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_Norway_Uriah_Heep-17] "Norwegiancharts.com – Uriah Heep – Live - January 1973". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[UK_albums-18] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[Billboard_200-19] "Uriah Heep Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[20] Ehnert, Günter (1987). Hit Bilanz: Deutsche Chart LP′s 1956 – 1980 (in German). Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ISBN 3-922542-24-7.

[United_KingdomUriah_HeepLivealbumCertRef-21] "British album certifications – Uriah Heep – Live". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[United_StatesUriah_HeepUriah_Heep_LivealbumCertRef-22] "American album certifications – Uriah Heep – Uriah Heep Live". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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v t e Uriah Heep
Mick Box Phil Lanzon Bernie Shaw Russell Gilbrook Dave Rimmer Ken Hensley David Byron Paul Newton Alex Napier Nigel Olsson Keith Baker Ian Clarke Lee Kerslake Mark Clarke Gary Thain John Wetton Trevor Bolder John Lawton Chris Slade John Sloman Gregg Dechert John Sinclair Peter Goalby Bob Daisley Steff Fontaine
Studio albums	...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble Salisbury Look at Yourself Demons and Wizards The Magician's Birthday Sweet Freedom Wonderworld Return to Fantasy High and Mighty Firefly Innocent Victim Fallen Angel Conquest Abominog Head First Equator Raging Silence Different World Sea of Light Sonic Origami Wake the Sleeper Into the Wild Outsider Living the Dream Chaos & Colour
Live albums	Uriah Heep Live Live in Europe 1979 Live at Shepperton '74 Acoustically Driven Live in Armenia
Compilations	The Best of Uriah Heep The Lansdowne Tapes The Ultimate Collection Easy Livin': Singles A's & B's Loud, Proud & Heavy: The Best of Uriah Heep Celebration – Forty Years of Rock Totally Driven
Singles	"Gypsy" "Lady in Black" "Look at Yourself" "The Wizard" "Easy Livin'" "Sweet Lorraine" "Blind Eye" "July Morning" "Stealin'" "Something or Nothing" "Prima Donna" "Return to Fantasy" "One Way or Another" "Wise Man" "Sympathy"
Other songs	"Bird of Prey" "Sunrise"
Related articles	Discography Members The Gods Spice Toe Fat Colin Wood

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