URIAH HEEP - VERY 'EAVY VERTIGO LARGE SWIRL 1st DE Press EX

	£		39
	$		51

URIAH HEEP -

VERY 'EAVY, VERY 'UMBLE

VERTIGO

DE 1969

machined matrices 1Y 2Y

very early swirl vinyl

FIRST GERMAN PRESS OF THIS SWIRL VINYL. THIS HAS THE "A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT" ON THE LABEL INDICATING THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE LABEL VARIATION. A STUNNING HEAVY GLOSSY VINYL WITH ONLY TWO OR THREE MINI HAIRLINES. THE AUDIO IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING.

...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble is the debut album of British hard rock band Uriah Heep.

It was released in the United States as Uriah Heep with alternate sleeve artwork, and with "Bird of Prey" in place of "Lucy Blues." The album is notable for being rooted more in raunchy blues rock than the band's subsequent albums, a sound which would evolve into straighter hard rock on later releases.

The album was generally panned by the mainstream critical press upon its release, although it has since been acknowledged as an early classic of the heavy metal genre. The harshest critic was Rolling Stone magazine reviewer, Melissa Mills, who began her review, "If this group makes it I'll have to commit suicide. From the first note you know you don't want to hear any more."

The original vinyl release was a gatefold sleeve, featuring David Byron on the front sleeve, almost unrecognisable beneath the cobwebs.

The album was first released on the Vertigo label in the UK, as was the follow-up Salisbury, but both were quickly reissued by Bronze when the band signed to that label. As a result the vertigo swirl label copies are extremely hard to find.

 Another from my personal collection!!! Extremely hard to find these days in this great condition as most have now been included in collections all over the world. This has the rarer laminated gatefold sleeve. Most are matt and have worn a lot, esp. UK presses.

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next prog album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.

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