URIAH HEEP - Born In A Trunk - A Collection Of Early BBC Sessions, Album Outtakes And Pre-Uriah Heep Psychedelic Rock Material By SPICE (1968-1971) (2LP) - FRA Verne Limited Press - LISTEN - VERY RARE

A superb, limited double-vinyl edition collecting rare or unreleased studio recordings and radio sessions by Uriah Heep from the period of their first three albums (1969-1971)! The 2LP, lasting over 100 minutes, contains, among others, four great tracks from the BBC, in minimally longer or somewhat cleaner versions than on the official CDs. Besides this, four excellent recordings that did not fit on the LP "Salisbury" and finally real rarities: COMPLETELY UNKNOWN radio versions, not previously released on official CDs, somewhat muffled, of three compositions from the LP "Look At Yourself", released only half a year later: "I Wanna Be Free", "Love Machine" and "Shadows Of Grief". Unfortunately the publisher forgot to mention in the note on the back where they come from, so I am informing you that they were recorded for BBC radio on 24 May 1971. Besides this, all eight known recordings by the band Spice (Uriah Heep without Ken Hensley, from 1968-1969) are included: six tracks from an unfinished album from 1969 (including "Born In A Trunk") and both sides of the 1000-euro single "On Love" (1968), from United Artists. With the arrival of Hensley the band changed its name to UH (and the vocalist Garrick changed his surname to Byron) and began to record its real, debut album! The whole thing was released in a very nice, laminated sleeve with several rare photos! It is also a perfect complement to the also double "Crystal Ball - A Collection Of Early Live Performances And Rare Studio Tracks 1971-1974" 2LP - released a few years ago by the sister label Atos Records! AN ABSOLUTE MUST! Condition: MINT, NEW, unsealed. (JL)