Uriah Heep
From London, England.  Named after a character in Charles Dicken's "David Copperfield".
The Stalkers (1964 - ? )
  • Mick Box - guitar - b. June 8, 1947, London, England.
  • David Byron - vocals - b. David Garrick, January 29, 1947, Essex, England; d. February 28, 1985 (heart attack).
  • Roger Penlington - drums
Spice ( ? - December 1969)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • David Byron - vocals
  • Paul Newton - bass - formerly with The Gods.
  • Alex Napier - drums
Uriah Heep I (December 1969 - January 1970)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • David Byron - vocals
  • Paul Newton - bass
  • Alex Napier - drums
  • Ken Hensley - keyboards - b. August 24, 1945, England - formerly with Kit and the Saracens, The Jimmy Brown Sound, The Gods, and Toe Fat.
Uriah Heep II (January 1970 - February 1970)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • David Byron - vocals
  • Paul Newton - bass
  • Ken Hensley - keyboards
  • Nigel "Ollie" Ollson - drums - formerly with Elton John.
Album:
  1. "Very 'Eavy...Very 'Umble" (aka, "Uriah Heep") (1970)
Nigel "Ollie" Ollson rejoins Elton John.
Uriah Heep III (February 1970 - October 1970)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • David Byron - vocals
  • Paul Newton - bass
  • Ken Hensley - keyboards
  • Keith Baker - drums
Album:
  1. "Salisbury" (1970) - Single: "Lady in Black"
Uriah Heep IV (October 1970 - November 1971)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • David Byron - vocals
  • Paul Newton - bass
  • Ken Hensley - keyboards
  • Ian Clarke - drums - formerly with Cressida.
Album:
  1. "Look At Yourself" (1971)
Uriah Heep V (November 1971 - February 1972)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • David Byron - vocals
  • Ken Hensley - keyboards
  • Mark Clarke - bass
  • Lee Kerslake - drums - formerly with The Gods and National Head Band.
Uriah Heep VI (February 1972 - February 1975)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • David Byron - vocals
  • Ken Hensley - keyboards
  • Lee Kerslake - drums
  • Gary Thain - bass - b. New Zealand; d. December 8, 1975 (heroin overdose) - formerly with Keef Hartley.
Albums:
  1. "Demons and Wizards" (1972) - Singles: "The Wizard", "Easy Livin'"
  2. "The Magician's Birthday" (1972) - Single: "Sweet Lorraine"
  3. "Live '73" (1973)
  4. "Sweet Freedom" (1973)
  5. "Wonderworld" (1974)
  6. "Live at Shepperton '74" (1986)
Uriah Heep VII (March 1975 - August 1976)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • David Byron - vocals
  • Ken Hensley - keyboards
  • Lee Kerslake - drums
  • John Wetton - bass - b. July 12, 1949, Derby, England - formerly with Family, King Crimson, and Roxy Music (guest musician).
Albums:
  1. "Return to Fantasy" (1975)
  2. "High and Mighty" (1976)
David Byron forms Rough Diamond.  John Wetton joins Bryan Ferry, and later joins Asia.
Uriah Heep VIII (September 1976 - October 1979)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • Ken Hensley - keyboards
  • Lee Kerslake - drums
  • Trevor Bolder - bass - formerly with David Bowie, Mick Ronson, and The Spiders From Mars.
  • John Lawton - vocals - formerly with Lucifer's Friend.
Albums:
  1. "Firefly" (1977) - Single: "Wise Man"
  2. "Innocent Victim" (1978) - Single: "Free Me"
  3. "Fallen Angel" (1979)
  4. "Live in Europe 1979" (1986)
Lee Kerslake forms Blizzard of Ozz (with Ozzy Osbourne).
Uriah Heep IX (November 1979 - May 1980)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • Ken Hensley - keyboards
  • Trevor Bolder - bass
  • John Sloman - vocals/keyboards/guitar - formerly with Pulsar and Lone Star.
  • Chris Slade - drums - b. October 30, 1946 - formerly with Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
Album:
  1. "Conquest" (1980)
Ken Hensley joins Blackfoot.
Uriah Heep X (July 1980 - September 1980)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • Trevor Bolder - bass
  • John Sloman - vocals/keyboards/guitar
  • Chris Slade - drums
  • Gregg Dechert - keyboards - b. Canada - formerly with Pulsar.
Group disbands.  Trevor Bolder joins Wishbone Ash. Chris Slade joins AC/DC.
Uriah Heep XI (April 1982 - April 1983)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • Lee Kerslake - drums
  • Pete Goalby - vocals - formerly with Trapeze.
  • Bob Daisley - bass - formerly with Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz.
  • John Sinclair - keyboards - formerly with The Heavy Metal Kids and Lion.
Albums:
  1. "Abominog" (1982) - Singles: "The Way That It Is", "Think It Over"
  2. "Head First" (1983)
Bob Daisley rejoins Ozzy Osbourne.
Uriah Heep XII (May 1983 - November 1985)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • Lee Kerslake - drums
  • Trevor Bolder - bass- returned from Wishbone Ash.
  • Pete Goalby - vocals
  • John Sinclair - keyboards
Album:
  1. "Equator" (1984)
Uriah Heep XIII (July 1986 - September 1986)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • Lee Kerslake - drums
  • Trevor Bolder - bass
  • Phil Lanzon - keyboards - formerly with Grand Prix, Sad Cafe, and The Sweet.
  • Steff Fontaine - vocals
Uriah Heep XIV (1986 - Present)
  • Mick Box - guitar
  • Lee Kerslake - drums
  • Trevor Bolder - bass
  • Phil Lanzon - keyboards
  • Bernie Shaw - vocals - formerly with Cold Sweat, Grand Prix, Praying Mantis, and Stratus.
Albums:
  1. "Live In Moscow" (1988)
  2. "Raging Silence" (1989)
  3. "Different World" (1991)
  4. "Sea of Light" (1995)
  5. "Spellbinder" (live) (1996)
  6. "Sonic Origami" (1998)
Compilations:
  1. "The Best of Uriah Heep" (1976)
  2. "Power to the Rockers" (1988)
  3. "Legacy" (1988)
  4. "Two Decades In Rock" (3-CD box set) (1990)
  5. "Still 'Eavy, Still Proud" (1990)
  6. "Rarities from the Bronze Age" (1994)
  7. "Time of Revelation - 25 Years On" (box set) (1996)
  8. "King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents...Uriah Heep" (live) (1997)
  9. "Classic Heep - An Anthology" (2-CDs) (1998)
  10. "20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Uriah Heep" (2001)
Ken Hensley solo:
  1. "Proud Words on a Dusty Shelf" (1973)
  2. "Eager to Please" (1975)
  3. "Free Spirit"
  4. "From Time to Time"
David Byron solo:
  1. "Take No Prisoners" (1975)
  2. "Baby Faced Killer"
  3. "On the Rocks"
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Last Revised:  February 6, 2005
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