Uriah Heep...Innocent Victim(1977)[FLAC]---dickthespic

Uriah Heep are an English rock band that was one of the most popular groups of the early 70s.

The band released several commercially successful albums in the 1970s such as Uriah Heep Live (1973), but their audience declined by the 1980s, to the point where they became essentially a cult band in the US and UK. Uriah Heep maintain a significant following in Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, the Balkans, Japan and Russia, where they still perform at stadium-sized venues.

Uriah Heep were the first Western band to play in Soviet Russia, under Gorbachev's policy of glasnost. They have sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

Released in 1977, Innocent Victim is the eleventh album released by British rock band Uriah Heep.

Although it did not chart in the US or UK, Innocent Victim was highly successful in Germany and New Zealand.

The single "Free Me" was a #1 hit in NZ. Innocent victim went on to sell well over 1 million copies in Germany alone. It reached #19 and #44 in NZ and Australia respectively.

The snake on the cover uses the eyes of drummer Lee Kerslake. In the US the sleeve was a live photo-montage.

Released November 1977
Recorded July-September 1977
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock
Length 38:48
Label Warner Bros. Records US, Bronze Records UK
Producer Gerry Bron, Ken Hensley

"Keep on Ridin'" (Hensley, Williams) – 3:40
"Flyin' High" (Hensley) – 3:19
"Roller" (Bolder, Ian McDonald) – 4:41
"Free 'n' Easy" (Box, Lawton) – 3:05
"Illusion" (Hensley) – 5:05
"Free Me" (Hensley) – 3:34
"Cheat 'n' Lie" (Hensley) – 4:54
"The Dance" (Jack Williams) – 4:49
"Choices" (Williams) – 5:49
[edit] Bonus tracks on expanded de-luxe edition from 2004
"Illusion/Masquerade (Full unedited version)" (Hensley) – 8:18
Originally recorded as one track, but released as separate tracks – "Illusion" as album track and "Masquerade" as B-side on single "Free Me".
"The River (Outtake)" (Bolder, Box, Hensley, Kerslake, Lawton) – 3:10
"Put Your Music (Where Your Mouth Is) (Outtake)" (Bolder, Box, Hensley, Kerslake, Lawton) – 2:57
Outtake from Firefly sessions.
"Cheat 'n' Lie (Live)" (Hensley) – 5:58
"Free Me (Live)" (Hensley) – 5:46
"Free 'n' Easy (Live)" (Box, Lawton) – 3:15
Tracks 13–15 recorded live during European Tour 1979. These are alternate versions to the ones released on Live in Europe 1979 album.

John Lawton – vocals
Ken Hensley – keyboards, guitars, vocals
Mick Box – guitars
Trevor Bolder – bass guitar
Lee Kerslake – drums, vocals

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