Ken Hensley – The Bronze Years 1973 -1981 [3 CD, 2019/FLAC]

 

Few artists can claim to have had a musical career and pedigree as long, varied and impressive as song writer, keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ken Hensley.

Having originally formed The Gods in mid-1960s London with future Stones and Mayall guitarist Mick Taylor, The Gods recorded two LPs for Columbia. Ken Hensley made brief appearances with Toe Fat and Head Machine in 1969 before joining London's Spice in time for the band's first album, "Very 'Eavy... Very 'Umble", and a swift name change to Uriah Heep. Although no Hensley originals appeared on Heep's debut, all 6 tracks on their second album "Salisbury" were written or co-written by Ken. In fact, even after five albums with Uriah Heep, where Ken was becoming the principal songwriter, he still had enough material to write and record his first solo album in 1973.




1973. Ken Hensley - Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf

01. When Evening Comes [0:04:38.65]
02. From Time To Time [0:03:38.72]
03. A King Without A Throne [0:03:53.59]
04. Rain [0:03:15.38]
05. Proud Words [0:03:18.72]
06. Fortune [0:05:20.49]
07. Black-Hearted Lady [0:03:38.15]
08. Go Down [0:03:11.26]
09. Cold Autumn Sunday [0:05:29.15]
10. The Last Time [0:02:49.12]
11. From Time To Time (Edit) [0:03:05.43]
12. From Time To Time (Mono) [0:03:05.34]
13. When Evening Comes (Edit) [0:02:31.05]


1975. Ken Hensley - Eager To Please

01. Eager To Please [0:04:56.07]
02. Stargazer [0:03:48.52]
03. Secret [0:04:02.30]
04. Through The Eyes Of A Child [0:02:21.22]
05. Part Three [0:03:50.02]
06. The House On The Hill [0:03:19.27]
07. Winter Or Summer [0:03:03.03]
08. Take And Take [0:03:43.31]
09. Longer Shadows [0:03:38.15]
10. In The Morning [0:02:36.37]
11. How Shall I Know [0:04:11.17]
12. Who Will Sing For You (Single) [0:02:53.60]


1981. Ken Hensley – Free Spirit

01. Inside The Mystery [0:04:39.33]
02. New York [0:02:25.14]
03. The System [0:02:34.53]
04. When [0:03:48.56]
05. No More [0:04:37.52]
06. Brown Eyed Boy [0:04:05.37]
07. Do You Feel Alright [0:02:52.19]
08. Telephone [0:03:11.18]
09. Woman [0:03:23.51]
10. New Routine [0:03:28.60]
11. Inspiration (Single B-side) [0:03:23.51]