A Time Of Revelation

Overview: One of the best box sets ever done. Lots of unreleased tracks, all the hits, live cuts, and alternate versions. The book is quite nice, with gorgeous color pics, a biography and discography. However, there are more typos and errors in the book then can be mentioned at once, bringing the grade down slightly. Those are reportedly fixed in later issues. But don't let that stop you from getting this set. Most of the unreleased tracks are excellent and are not on any of the reissues. When songs that would've been the highlight of an album for most bands, tracks like Stone's Throw or Valley Of The Kings, get left off albums, it makes one realize how incredible Uriah Heep is. Grade: A

note: Unless otherwise noted, all tracks are available on other Uriah Heep CDs.

Disc 1

1. In Love (Spice single B-side)
2. What About The Music (Spice single A-side)
3. Born In A Trunk (Spice, demo version, slightly different from the versions on The Lansdowne Tapes and Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble.)
4. Gypsy
5. Come Away Melinda
6. Dreammare
7. Wake Up/ Set Your Sights
8. Here Am I (Much improved mix from The Lansdowne Tapes version.)
9. Time To Live
10. Lady In Black
11. July Morning
12. Look At Yourself
13. Paradise/The Spell (A single track instead of two seperate tracks.)

Disc 2

1. The Wizard
2. Traveller In Time
3. Easy Livin'
4. Rainbow Demon
5. Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf (Outtake from Demons & Wizards, previously unreleased version of Ken Hensley's song featuring the band with David Byron on vocals.)
6. Sunrise
7. Rain
8. The Magician's Birthday
9. Circle Of Hands (Live '73 version)
10. Rock 'N' Roll Medley (Live '73 version)
11. Stealin'
12. Sweet Freedom
13. Love, Hate & Fear (Outtake from Wonderworld)
14. Stone's Throw (Outtake from Wonderworld)
15. Something Or Nothing (Live outtake from Live At Shepperton and not available elsewhere.)
16. The Easy Road (Live outtake from Live At Shepperton and not available elsewhere.)

Disc 3

1. Wonderworld
2. Prima Donna (Demo version, possibly with Gary Thain on bass)
3. Why Did You Go (Demo version, possibly with Gary Thain on bass)
4. Showdown (Demo version, possibly with Gary Thain on bass)
5. Return To Fantasy
6. Weep In Silence
7. Midnight
8. The Hanging Tree
9. Sympathy
10. A Far Better Way (Outtake from Firefly and slightly different from the version on the remaster.)
11. Free Me
12. The River
13. Free 'N' Easy
14. Come Back To Me
15. A Right To Live
16. Who Needs Me (Live version originally on Live 1979 LP but not included previously on CD.)

Disc 4

1. Let It Ride (Outtake from the unreleased Five Miles Acetate featuring John Lawton.)
2. Feelings (Outtake from the unreleased Five Miles Acetate featuring John Lawton.)
3. Your Love (Outtake from the unreleased Five Miles Acetate featuring John Lawton.)
4. It Ain't Easy
5. Valley Of Kings (Outtake from Abominog.)
6. Think It Over (Abominog version.)
7. The Other Side Of Midnight
8. Weekend Warriors
9. Split Image (Previously unreleased song, recorded for a TV show, from the Equator period.)
10. Rockarama (From Equator, not currently available on CD.)
11. Night Of The Wolf (From Equator, not currently available on CD.)
12. Poor Little Rich Girl (From Equator, not currently available on CD.)
13. Too Scared To Run ( Live In Moscow version.)
14. Blood Red Roses (Alternate mix.)
15. Blood On Stone
16. Holy Roller (Outtake from Sea Of Light.)
17. Still Calls His Name (Outtake from Sea Of Light.)
18. Time Of Revelation

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