Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble

This, our first album, embraces vital individuality and a number of styles all adequately displaying individual and collective techniques. Uriah Heep is a group in its most together sense and possesses, I feel, phenomenal ability and potential.

But, superlatives aside, I would like to mention certain points on the album which permit one's enjoyment of each members influence.

Mick's guitar solo on I'll Keep On Trying is so simple in concept and yet so very effective although it's difficult to be specific when commenting on a player of such a consistently high standard.

Paul, too, is such a great bass player and complements every arrangement extensively. His writing ability is valuable and appears here on Dreammare.

Nigel joined the band with tremendous impact about three-quarters of the way through recording and provides a standard of drumming which is valid and completely satisfying. Credit must go too, to our former drummer, Al Napier.

Dave carries our vocal flag with rare precision and expression and has uncanny flexibility which makes him an instrument on his own - a "Davotron" yet! As one of the main writers in the band his contribution is priceless.

I particularly enjoy Gypsy and they let me do a little slide-guitar here and there to keep me quiet! (Quiet!) So that's a brief insight into the structure of the band which I sincerely hope will enhance your enjoyment of our first LP.

GYPSY - Leading track of the album, featuring a wild organ solo and multi-tracked vocal harmonies.

WALKING IN YOUR SHADOW - An all-guitar number, featuring a guitar solo from Mick.

COME AWAY MELINDA - A feature for the softer side of David's voice. Basically a conversation between a father and his young daughter whose mother has died in the war.

BIRD OF PREY - We recorded this one last. Our new drummer, Keith, helped develop the heavy sound about a heavy "bird."

DREAMMARE - After a build up beginning "Dreammare" takes up through various dreams and nightmare sequences.

REAL TURNED ON - A funky mid-tempo all guitar shurrle, first solo from Ken and second from Mick.

I'LL KEEP ON TRYING - Back to the organ for a Gypsy-type heavy arrangement with a frightening wah-wah solo from Mick.

WAKE UP (SET YOUR SIGHTS) - Lyrically, "Wake Up" couldn't be anywhere else but at the end. A song that takes us as closely as possible from the beginning to the end of a battle, and then back to the beginning, but differently.

KEN HENSLEY