In early 2007 drummer Lee Kerslake had to leave the group due to bad health. They are currently looking for a new drummer. [edit] Acoustically Driven It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article entitled Acoustically Driven. (Discuss) An unplugged concert CD which was recorded in 2001 with some guest musicians. • flute: Ian Anderson • backing vocals: Kim Chandler, Billie Godfrey, Emma Robbins • strings: Pauline Kirke (cello), Liz Chi Yen Liew (violin), Sarah Chi Liew (violin), Saskia Tomkins (viola), • Melvin Duffy (pedal steel guitar, slide guitar), Steafan Hannigan (percussion, uillean pipes), • other functions: Jim Hughes (guitar technician, stage manager), Pip Williams (acoustic guitar, arranger, producer, string arrangements). See also discography / live albums [edit] Current Members Uriah Heep band members 1969-2007 1969-1970 • David Byron – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Ken Hensley – keyboards • Paul Newton – bass guitar • Alex Napier – drums 1970 • David Byron – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Ken Hensley – keyboards • Paul Newton – bass guitar • Nigel "Ollie" Olsson – drums 1970 • David Byron – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Ken Hensley – keyboards • Paul Newton – bass guitar • Keith Baker – drums 1970–1971 • David Byron – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Ken Hensley – keyboards • Paul Newton – bass guitar • Iain Clarke – drums 1971–1972 • David Byron – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Ken Hensley – keyboards • Mark Clarke – bass guitar • Lee Kerslake – drums 1972–1975 • David Byron – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Ken Hensley – keyboards • Gary Thain – bass guitar • Lee Kerslake – drums 1975–1976 • David Byron – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Ken Hensley – keyboards • John Wetton – bass guitar • Lee Kerslake – drums 1976–1979 • John Lawton – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Ken Hensley – keyboards • Trevor Bolder – bass guitar • Lee Kerslake – drums 1979–1980 • John Sloman – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Ken Hensley – keyboards • Trevor Bolder – bass guitar • Chris Slade – drums 1980-1981 • John Sloman – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Gregg Dechert – keyboards • Trevor Bolder – bass guitar • Chris Slade – drums 1981–1982 Disbanded 1982–1983 • Peter Goalby – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • John Sinclair – keyboards • Bob Daisley – bass guitar • Lee Kerslake – drums 1983–1985 • Peter Goalby – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • John Sinclair – keyboards • Trevor Bolder – bass guitar • Lee Kerslake – drums 1986 • Steff Fontaine – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Phil Lanzon – keyboards • Trevor Bolder – bass guitar • Lee Kerslake – drums 1986–2007 • Bernie Shaw – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Phil Lanzon – keyboards • Trevor Bolder – bass guitar • Lee Kerslake – drums 2007 - Present • Bernie Shaw – vocals • Mick Box – guitar • Phil Lanzon – keyboards • Trevor Bolder – bass guitar • Vacant – drums [edit] Discography [edit] Studio albums • Very 'eavy... Very 'umble (1970) – titled Uriah Heep in U.S. • Salisbury (1971) • Look at Yourself (1971) • Demons & Wizards (1972) • The Magician's Birthday (1972) • Sweet Freedom (1973) • Wonderworld (1974) • Return to Fantasy (1975) • High and Mighty (1976) • Firefly (1977) • Innocent Victim (1977) • Fallen Angel (1978) • Conquest (1980) • Abominog (1982) • Head First (1983) • Equator (1985) • Raging Silence (1989) • Different World (1991) • Sea of Light (1995) • Sonic Origami (1998) [edit] Live albums • Uriah Heep Live (1973) - often referred to as "Live '73" by Heepsters • Live at Shepperton '74 (1986) – recorded 1974 • Live in Europe 1979 (1986) – recorded 1979 • Live in Moscow (1988) • Spellbinder Live (1996) • King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents In Concert (1997) – recorded 1974 • Future Echoes Of The Past (2000) • Acoustically Driven (2001) • Electrically Driven (2001) • The Magician's Birthday Party (2002) • Live in the USA (2003) • Magic Night (2004) • Between Two Worlds (2005) [edit] Compilations • Anthology (1986) • Lady In Black (1994) • The Lansdowne Tapes (1994) – recordings by Spice and outtakes from the first three Uriah Heep albums, recorded 1968–1971 • A Time of Revelation (1994) – four-disc anthology including much previously unreleased material, recorded 1968–1995 • Uriah Heep: The Collection – sixteen songs spanning 1970–1983(2000) • Remasters: The Official Anthology (2001) • 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Uriah Heep (2001) • Chapter & Verse (2005) – six-disc anthology including much previously unreleased material, recorded 1968–1998, plus book and bonus poster • Very Best of Uriah Heep (2006) • Easy Livin': Singles A's & B's (2006) – anthology including almost all the band's singles, which includes several songs not available in the original albums [edit] Trivia • The band is named after the character Uriah Heep from the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. • The power metal collaboration between Blind Guardian's vocalist Hansi Kόrsch and Iced Earth's guitarist Jon Schaffer, called Demons & Wizards, takes its name from Uriah Heep's 1972 album Demons and Wizards. [edit] See also • David Byron • Ken Hensley • John Lawton • Spice • Heepster • Roger Dean [edit] External links • The Official Uriah Heep Website o Mick Box' official website o Ken Hensley's official website o Official tribute website to David Byron o Official tribute website to Gary Thain • Uriah Heep at MusicBrainz Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Heep_%28band%29" Louis Rentrop Webmaster www.uriah-heep.com | Official Uriah Heep Homepage | www.uriahheepholland.com | Dutch Uriah Heep fanpage | www.moreheep.com | Classic Uriah Heep Homepage | Voor alle Heep CD's en DVD's | For all Heep CD's en DVD's "The Musicsafe" creditcard is niet nodig. Een Nederlands bedrijf. 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