Uriah Heep The Wizard / Gypsy 7″ NEVER on PICTURE SLEEVE (1972). Check video of the actual single for sale & videos (both songs)

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bronze records 1972, cat. # wip 6126
NEVER on PICTURE SLEEVE

Artist: Uriah Heep
Label: Bronze
Catalogue: WIP 6126
Date: 1972
Format: 7″ NEVER on PICTURE SLEEVE

Track Artist Title Composer
A Uriah Heep The Wizard [Hensley, Clarke Gerry Bron]
B Uriah Heep Gypsy [Box, Bryon]

Line-up / Musicians
track 1
– Mark Clarke / bass guitar
– Lee Kerslake / drums and percussion
– Mick Box / guitars
– Ken Hensley / keyboards, guitars, percussion
– David Byron / vocals

track 2
– David Byron / lead vocals
– Ken Hensley / organ, slide guitar, Mellotron, piano and vocals
– Mick Box / lead guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
– Paul Newton / bass guitar, vocals
– Ollie Olsson / drums, percussion

Gypsy is Drongo-Rock of the highest order. Monotonous stoner riffery, operatic vocals and a tale of flagellation and forbidden gypsy love. Brilliant!

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Gypsy
From: …Very ‘Eavy …Very ‘Umble (1970)
Proof that first impressions really go a long way, this opening track from Heep’s 1970 debut, remains many a diehard fans all-time favorite. While lacking in some of the subtlety, and certainly the refinements, of latter-day Uriah Heep, Gypsy instead packs a wallop so fearsome and cruel, there’s no doubting its vital importance among the building blocks of heavy metal.

NEVER on PICTURE SLEEVE

“Gypsy” was the debut single by British progressive rock/hard rock band Uriah Heep. It is the opening track on their first album, …Very ‘Eavy …Very ‘Umble, released in 1970. “Gypsy” was written by Mick Box and David Byron. The album version of “Gypsy” lasts more than six and half minutes, while the single version lasts less than that.

To differentiate themselves from other Rock bands at the time, Heep replaced the almost obligatory guitar solo with a wild organ solo in this song. The song was one of the heaviest of its time, quickly became one of Heep’s most loved songs and is now considered to be one of the most important early heavy metal compositions.