50 Years In Rock

"50 Years In Rock" celebrates Uriah Heep’s extensive career with 23 CD's and 1 LP featuring the group’s studio albums of original material plus their 1973 "Live" album. A handful of albums, none of which feature bonus tracks from various reissues over the years, will be combined onto one CD, with their individual artwork intertwined on the CD mini jackets. Artist Roger Dean has also reimagined his artwork for 1972’s "Demons & Wizards" and "The Magician’s Birthday", both original and new versions appear on 2 double sided prints, while the newer version appears on an accompanying LP pressing of the album also included in the box.

While the group has seen considerable line-up changes over the years, the founding members are heavily involved with the set. Guitarist Mick Box, still with the band after all these years, keyboardist Ken Hensley, drummer Lee Kerslake, the group’s 1st longtime percussionist after a series of drummers including Nigel Olsson, who subsequently joined Elton John’s band, and bassist Paul Newton have not only contributed to the liner notes included in an accompanying 64 page softcover book, featuring tour program replicas, memorabilia and a complete band member timeline, but have each curated a disc in the set of their favorite tracks by the group.

October 30th, 2020.