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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[2] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [3] |
...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble is the debut studio album by English rock band Uriah Heep. It is recognized as a foundational album in heavy metal music.[2][4]
Release
The album was released in June 1970 by Vertigo Records in the UK. The original vinyl release was a gatefold sleeve, featuring frontman David Byron on the front sleeve, almost unrecognisable beneath cobwebs.
It was issued in August 1970 by Mercury Records in the United States as just Uriah Heep with different sleeve artwork (a centipede type monster), and with the track "Bird of Prey" in place of "Lucy Blues". The album was reissued by Bronze Records in 1971 after the band signed to that label.[5]
The album shows the band trying out various genres – a mix of heavy metal and progressive rock – rather than the hard rock that they would become known for on later albums.[1] Tracks 3 and 8 were recorded as Spice songs prior to the band's renaming as Uriah Heep, and featured session player Colin Wood on keyboards.[6] When Ken Hensley joined Spice in early 1970, the tracks were not re-recorded.
Reception
The album was generally panned by the mainstream critical press upon its release, although it has since been acknowledged as an early classic of the heavy metal genre.[2] Canadian music critic Martin Popoff classifies the album as "proto-heavy metal".[7] Rolling Stone magazine's Melissa Mills began her review by saying, "If this group makes it I'll have to commit suicide. From the first note you know you don't want to hear any more."[8]
Track listings
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US release
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track listing/configuration' not found. This remastered CD added three bonus tracks and extensive liner notes:
- The bonus single edit of "Gypsy" was released for the Best of Uriah Heep (1991 CD) and then remastered for Rarities from the Bronze Age (1995 CD).
- The two other bonus tracks were originally recorded in 1969 by the band Spice, just prior to Ken Hensley joining the band.
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Personnel
- Uriah Heep
- David Byron – lead vocals
- Mick Box – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Ken Hensley – organ, slide guitar, Mellotron, piano, backing vocals
- Paul Newton – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ollie Olsson – drums, percussion
- Alex Napier – drums (except "Lucy Blues", "Dreammare" and "Bird of Prey")
- Keith Baker – drums on "Bird of Prey"
- Additional personnel[9]
- Colin Wood – keyboard on "Come Away Melinda" and "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"
- Production
- Gerry Bron – producer
- Peter Gallen – engineer, mixing
- Peter Olliff – mixing
Charts
| Chart (1970–72) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] | 15 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[11] | 14 |
| Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[12] | 11 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] | 41 |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Guarisco, Donald A. "Uriah Heep – Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble review". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 300–301. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Uriah Heep - Uriah Heep (Album review ) | Sputnikmusic".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pete Braidis (28 June 2016). Unstrung Heroes: Fifty Guitar Greats You Should Know. Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 9781507300145.
Heep's debut album Very 'Eavy, Very 'Umble is one of the first heavy metal or heavy rock albums [...]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Blows, Kirk. "Uriah Heep The Story: October 1970 – November 1971". Uriah Heep Official Website. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Blows, Kirk. "Uriah Heep The Story". Uriah Heep Official Website. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Popoff, Martin (2019). 10 Albums That Changed My Life. Penguin. p. 54. ISBN 9781440249082.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mills, Melissa (1 October 1970). "Uriah Heep: Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2006.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Very 'Eavy, ...Very 'Umble (liner notes). Vertigo Records. 1970. 6360 006.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in suomi) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in italiano). Retrieved 21 May 2025. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Uriah Heep".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in 日本語). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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