[Demons And Wizards] has the classic Roger Dean cover artwork on the front, with a slight variation on the back featuring a different band logo. Once again, every detail is crystal clear, right down to the wizard's (real) butterfly wings. You remember picture disc vinyl when it first made an appearance, around the turn of..
URIAH HEEP to release ‘Demons and Wizards’ and ‘The Magician’s Birthday’ as limited edition vinyl album picture discs
BMG are set to continue presenting a new series of limited edition vinyl picture discs from Uriah Heep, with the release of Demons and Wizards and The Magician’s Birthday on 25th February. The artwork for each picture disc has been meticulously worked on, retouching the original art and creating a true visual feast. Both albums feature the original and reimagined artwork..
URIAH HEEP to release classic albums as limited picture disc editions, beginning with ‘Very ‘Eavy… Very ‘Umble’ and ‘Salisbury’
On 28th January 2022 BMG will release Uriah Heep’s first two albums as limited edition vinyl picture discs. These beautifully presented albums begin a series of collector picture disc releases from the Uriah Heep catalogue. The artwork for each picture disc has been meticulously worked on, retouching the original art and creating a true visual feast. Originally released in..
RETURN TO FANTASY: Mick Box on Uriah Heep getting back to business, and the loss of old friends…
Above image: Mick Box (photo - Steve Pilkington) I remember one time, we finished a UK tour, drove straight to the recording studio after the last show and worked through the night, not going home or touching ground even, and then the next day we were flying over to America again. It was non-stop! It's..
URIAH HEEP TO RELEASE 6-DISC SET ‘CHOICES’ IN SEPTEMBER
On 24th September BMG release Choices, a personal selection of Uriah Heep hits and deep cuts from across the band’s exceptional fifty year and 24 album career. Created with the full collaboration of Uriah Heep themselves and curated by guitarist and founder member Mick Box from the seminal albums by British hard rock legends Uriah Heep...
‘URIAH HEEP In The 1970s’ Book – Exclusive Sample Chapter
A short while ago the book Decades: Uriah Heep In The 1970s was published by Velvet Thunder writer Steve Pilkington via Sonicbond Publishing, telling the eventful take of the band's first decade in existence. We present here an exclusive sample chapter of the book for anyone to get a feel for what it contains. The..
Steelhouse: Uriah Heep and Stone Broken step in as travel restrictions mean Europe and H.E.A.T. cannot perform, The 10th anniversary edition to take place 23rd- 25th July 2021
Steelhouse Festival was delighted to get the greenlight to go ahead for this year's event. This news was truly something positive for the summer and a reward for the Steelhouse family for their patience, understanding, sticking with us and wanting the festival to move forward. Covid will, of course, still have an affect and the travel restrictions have meant that..
URIAH HEEP TO RELEASE ‘EVERY DAY ROCKS’ BOX SET OF PICTURE DISC VINYL AND MORE…
On 24th September 2021 BMG will release Uriah Heep’s Every Day Rocks box set. British hard rock legends Uriah Heep are one of the “big four” rock bands, along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, and certainly oneof the most intriguing bands both musically and lyrically, to emerge from heavy rock. Uriah Heep, UK, circa 1975. (Photo..
Nephila – Nephila (The Sign records)
Now then , cast your mind back to a Velvet Thunder review last Autumn of the Italian retro-rock band Witchwood, described in those pages as an imagining of Uriah Heep and Jethro Tull playing together on the same stage. That perfectly captured the sense of the band, enough for me to rush out and invest!..
TOE FAT – Bad Side Of The Moon: An Anthology 1970-72 (Esoteric)
In terms of 'great band names to conjure with down the years', it's probably a fair bet that Toe Fat isn't going to get many votes. And that's only from the people who are aware that they existed, which is a pretty restricted pool to start with. However, this bizarrely named band have their own..