...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble is the debut studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep.
The album was released on 13 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.
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. 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. When Ken Hensley joined Spice in early 1970, the tracks were not re-recorded.
Uriah Heep
David Byron – lead vocals
Mick Box – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Paul Newton – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ken Hensley – organ, slide guitar, Mellotron, piano, backing vocals
Nigel Olsson – drums on "Lucy Blues" and "Dreammare"
Former musicians
Alex Napier – drums (all except "Lucy Blues", "Dreammare" and "Bird of Prey")
Colin Wood – keyboard on "Come Away Melinda" and "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)"
Keith Baker – drums on "Bird of Prey"
CD1: Original Album Remastered
01 – Gypsy
02 – Walking In Your Shadow
03 – Come Away Melinda
04 – Lucy Blues
05 – Dreammare
06 – Real Turned On
07 – I’ll Keep On Trying
08 – Wake Up (Set Your Sights)
CD2: An Alternate …very ‘eavy, …very ‘umble (All tracks previously unreleased)
01 – Gypsy
02 – Real Turned On
03 – Dreammare
04 – Come Away Melinda
05 – Born In A Trunk
06 – Wake Up (Set Your Sights)
07 – I’ll Keep On Trying
08 – Walking In Your Shadow
09 – Lucy Blues
10 – Born In A Trunk
11 – Magic Lantern
12 – Bird Of Prey (US Alternate Mix)
