{"id":13735,"date":"2020-09-01T17:45:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T17:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=13735"},"modified":"2020-09-01T17:45:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T17:45:13","slug":"uriah-heep-fifty-years-in-rock-super-delux-box-set-featuring-23-cds-including-4-cds-curated-by-founding-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2020\/09\/01\/uriah-heep-fifty-years-in-rock-super-delux-box-set-featuring-23-cds-including-4-cds-curated-by-founding-members\/","title":{"rendered":"URIAH HEEP &#8216;FIFTY YEARS IN ROCK&#8217; SUPER DELUX BOX SET FEATURING 23 CD&#8217;S INCLUDING 4 CD&#8217;S CURATED BY FOUNDING MEMBERS!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 30<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>October 2020 BMG proudly release Uriah Heep\u2019s\u00a0<em>Fifty Years In Rock<\/em>.<br>\u00a0<br>British hard rock legends Uriah Heep are one of the \u201cbig four\u201d rock bands, along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, and certainly one\u00a0of the most intriguing bands both musically and lyrically, to emerge from heavy rock.<br>\u00a0<br>This extensive and ambitious super deluxe box set celebrates Uriah Heep\u2019s remarkable career and was created with the full collaboration of Uriah Heep themselves and curated by founding members<strong>\u00a0Mick Box,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Ken Hensley<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Paul Newton<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Lee Kerslake<\/strong>,\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>The beautifully presented box set contains 23 CD albums including 4 CDs compiled by the original members. This set also includes\u00a0\u201cThe Magician\u2019s Birthday\u201d LP,\u00a0\u00a0remastered by renowned engineer Andy Pearce of Lou Reed and Black Sabbath fame, with\u00a0\u00a0re-imagined artwork by Roger Dean, two art cards and a 64 page book featuring rarities from the band\u2019s personal archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Uriah Heep \u2013 50 Years In Rock (Official Unboxing Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ry-iXDJbMbQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><em>\u201cThis 50<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary box\u00a0set fills me with immense pride and takes me on a musical journey I could never have imagined.\u00a0 We are still on that magical adventure, but reaching our 50-year Anniversary is something to be proud of and an amazing achievement. It has been a roller coaster ride that as we stand today has no ending, so we proudly celebrate our 50<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary with this stunning box set that BMG have worked so hard to put together, while remembering all of the wonderful musicians including those that are in rock n\u2019\u00a0roll heaven, that have been a part of this fantastic milestone. \u2018Appy days!\u201d\u00a0<\/em>exclaims\u00a0<strong>Mick Box<\/strong>.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201c<em>Sitting here, just a few days from my 75<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday, it\u2019s easy for me to flash back 50 years to when me, Mick, David, Gary and Lee really knew we were on to something big and amazing!<\/em><br><em>What makes it even easier is the incredible boxed set that BMG has put together to celebrate this massive milestone.\u00a0 The box is a perfect tribute to a band that achieved what so few have done, to Mickie and the boys who keep the legend rolling and of course, to all of you who made it possible.\u00a0 My sincere and humble thanks to all concerned.<\/em>\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Ken Hensley.<\/strong><br>\u00a0<br>Evoking an era when prog, hard rock and heavy metal co-existed in an era of glorious, boundary-breaking music, the box set traces the evolution of Uriah Heep from inexperienced studio musicians with everything to prove to bona fide limo inhabiting rock stars.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>After selling over 40 million albums worldwide, over the years Uriah Heep have influenced many different metal bands around the globe, among the most popular being Dio. Bands including A-ha, King Diamond, Krokus, Demons &amp; Wizards, Fifth Angel and Axel Rudi Pell have all cited Uriah Heep as a band of personal influence,\u00a0\u00a0while W.A.S.P,\u00a0\u00a0Tesla and Blackmore\u2019s Night have all covered the band\u2019s songs.<br>\u00a0<br>Uriah Heep continue to tour until this day with founding member Mick Box, while Ken Hensley tours extensively as a successful solo artist.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br><em>Fifty Years In Rock<\/em>\u00a0is a fitting celebration to the unique and often imitated but never equalled Uriah Heep.<br>\u00a0<br><strong>To pre-order Uriah Heep\u2019s\u00a0<em>Fifty Years In Rock\u00a0<\/em>go to<\/strong>:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chipsterpr.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bdb1a8377ea3eeb263b993237&amp;id=b8c5bf1649&amp;e=ecca962837\">https:\/\/uriahheep.lnk.to\/50YIRPR<\/a><br>\u00a0<br>Exclusive to the D2C store:<br>D2C bundles include a T-shirt bundle and signed artcard bundle.<br>\u00a0<br>\u00a0<strong>Uriah Heep \u2013 50 Years In Rock Deluxe Boxset\u00a0<\/strong><br>\u00a0<br>Contents in full:<br>\u00a0<br>23 CD albums including 4 CDs compiled by the original members<br>Each of the following have curated a disc of their favourite Uriah Heep choices<br>Ken Hensley\u2019s Choices: 14 tracks<br>Lee Kerslake\u2019s Choices: 14 tracks<br>Mick Box\u2019s Choices: 15 tracks<br>Paul Newton\u2019s Choices: 14 tracks<br>The Magician\u2019s Birthday LP featuring re-imagined artwork by Roger Dean<br>64 page book featuring rarities from the band\u2019s personal archives<br>Includes new notation by the original members and fully updated band member timeline.<br>2 x\u00a0Roger Dean\u00a0art cards including original and re-imagined artwork for Magician\u2019s Birthday and Demons And Wizards<br>Includes every studio album and Live \u201973<br>\u00a0<br>Format: Super Deluxe Box Set<br>Cat No. BMGCAT463BOX<br>Barcode: 4050538607376<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 30th\u00a0October 2020 BMG proudly release Uriah Heep\u2019s\u00a0Fifty Years In Rock.\u00a0British hard rock legends Uriah&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[226,470],"class_list":["post-13735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-news","tag-classic-rock","tag-uriah-heep"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13735"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13737,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13735\/revisions\/13737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}