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Uriah Heep - Conquest (1980) [2006, Japanese Paper Sleeve Mini-LP CD]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 20 Aug 2021 14:31:29

"Conquest" is the 13th album by British rock band Uriah Heep. It was released in 1980 (No U.S. release). 1979-80 was a period of change for Heep, with John Sloman taking over lead vocal duties, Lee Kerslake bowing out from behind the drumstool, and main songwriter Ken Hensley ultimately leaving the band. Taken together with the commercial rock sound of the album, this is the most contentious era of Uriah Heep's history, with many fans believing Conquest is the group's worst record. Despite this era being regarded in hindsight as something of a disaster by Hensley as well as Mick Box, the album did receive some positive reviews at the time, namely a five-star rating from Record Mirror and three-and-a-half stars from Geoff Barton in Sounds. It also sold well enough to crack the Top 40 of the UK album charts, whereas all three of the band's previous records with John Lawton had failed to chart in the UK at all. The original UK release came in a single, matte LP sleeve, stickered with 'Special 10th Anniversary Price £3.99', with the liner being heavy-stock card, complete with lyrics. It credits Trevor Bolder with vocals on "It Ain't Easy" but it is, in fact, Sloman. The album was never issued in North America and was difficult to find there even as an import. The cover photograph, taken by Martin Poole, is based on the famous image of the raising of the second flag at Iwo Jima.

~Wikipedia

Uriah Heep's first new album in almost two years, and their first, too, since the departure of vocalist John Lawton, was all but overlooked at the time of its release, and that despite Heep being very much in the forefront of the bands lionized by the then-prevalent New Wave or British Heavy Metal. Certainly, new vocalist John Sloman was cut in that mold, and if bandmates Mick Box, Chris Slade, Trevor Bolder, and Ken Hensley do sometimes seem a little uncertain about the newcomer's talents, it should also be noted that this is the freshest-sounding Heep album since the mid-'70s. No longer attempting to trade off former glories, the band is hard and sharp throughout, with the eight tracks averaging out around the five-minute mark, and all being designed according to what they could bring to the live show – which, at this time, was seething. The one-two punch of the opening "No Return" and "Imagination" certainly take no prisoners and, while Conquest would ultimately prove a false dawn (a very different lineup recorded Heep's next album, Abominog), at the time, fans could scarcely have asked for anything more.

~Review by Dave Thompson

Release of this album: 1980, February [LP Bronze, Cat.# BRONX 524, UK]
Release of this CD: 2006, July, 29 [CD Sanctuary Midline/BMG Japan (Japan), Cat.# BVCM-37739 / EAN 4988017641972]
℗&© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Sanctuary Midline is a label of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Manufactured by BMG Japan, Inc., Tokyo, Japan.
Made in Japan

Notes: Remastered (K2 24bit) Reissue with 5 Bonus Tracks. A part of "Uriah Heep Original Paper Sleeve Collection" series. Comes in a CD sized papersleeve album replica, with Obi-strip, printed inner-sleeve and insert of notes mostly in Japanese (also included English lyrics).

Credits:

Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Trevor Bolder
Design – Karl Bosley, Lindy Curry, Martin Poole
Drums [Staccato], Percussion – Chris Slade
Engineer [Assistant] – Darren Burn, David Kemp, Julian Cooper, Nick Rogers
Executive Producer – Gerry Bron
Guitar – Mick Box
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Piano, Percussion – John Sloman
Producer – Uriah Heep
Producer, Engineer – John Gallen
Remastered By – Mike Brown
Remastered By, Reissue Producer – Robert M Corich
Vocoder, Organ, Piano, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Performer [Obx] – Ken Hensley

Tracklist:

01. No Return
02. Imagination
03. Feelings
04. Fools
05. Carry On
06. Won't Have To Wait Too Long
07. Out On The Street
08. It Ain't Easy
Bonus Tracks:
09. Love Stealer (Single A-Side)
10. Been Hurt (Single B-Side)
11. Think It Over (Single A-Side)
12. Lying (Out Take - Previously Unreleased)
13. Feelings (Live - Previously Unreleased)

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Official DR value: DR7

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