Uriah Heep - Abominog

Жанр: Pop/ Rock
Стиль: Album Rock, Art Rock, Art-Rock / Experimental, Classic Rock, British Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop / Rock, Prog-Rock, Progressive Rock
Страна: ВЕЛИКОБРИТАНИЯ (UK)
Дата первоначального релиза: 1982-03-15
Дата релиза: 2015-10-26
Лейбл: PIAS/ Bronze/ Sanctuary Records ‎
Кол-во носителей: 1
Штрих-код: 5414939929595
Кат. номер: Sanctuary Records ‎– BMGRM094
Количество треков: 10
Длительность: 41:48
Состояние пластинки: New! ( Sealed/ Sealed)! Новый! Запечатан!

A1. Too Scared To Run - 3:49
A2. Chasing Shadows - 4:42
A3. On The Rebound - 3:15
A4. Hot Night In A Cold Town - 4:03
A5. Running All Night (With The Lion) - 4:22
B1. That's The Way That It Is - 4:09
B2. Prisoner - 4:30
B3. Hot Persuasion - 3:49
B4. Sell Your Soul - 5:22
B5. Think It Over - 3:34

Abominog - 14-й студийный альбом группы и первый без Кена Хенсли, стал последним релизом ( помимо синглов), который попал в чарты США. Он был реализован в различных версиях для Великобритании и Северной Америки, и отличался утяжеленным хэви-металлическим звучанием.
Данное  аутентичное издание на тяжелом 180-граммовом виниле является одним из лучших за всю историю релизов выдающегося альбома.

Abominog is the 14th studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in March 1982 by Bronze Records in the United Kingdom, and in September 1982 by Mercury Records in the United States. It was their first album without keyboardist Ken Hensley. The album was critically acclaimed and fairly commercially successful, due in part to the band retooling and updating their sound to a contemporary heavy metal style. It featured their last U.S. hits, "On the Rebound" and "That's the Way That It Is". The latter was their highest-charting single of the 1980s, reaching No. 25 on the rock charts.

The album was preceded by a 7" EP titled Abominog Junior, featuring "On the Rebound" and two non-album tracks, Small Faces cover "Tin Soldier" and "Son of a Bitch".

Lineup.
When the previous lineup disintegrated, guitarist Mick Box briefly considered forming a new group entirely, but ultimately decided to continue with the Heep name. Abominog was the first of three albums to feature both vocalist Peter Goalby and keyboard player John Sinclair. It also marked the return of drummer Lee Kerslake to the band; his previous departure had been due to his unhappiness with the band's management, rather than the personnel. Coming along with Kerslake was bassist Bob Daisley; the two musicians had been in Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz-era band before being fired by him.

Cover versions.
One of the most notable things about "Abominog" is that half of the 10 tracks are cover versions of recordings by other artists:
"On the Rebound" was originally recorded by Russ Ballard, from his Russ Ballard & the Barnet Dogs album (1980).
"Hot Night in a Cold Town" was originally recorded by John Cougar, from his Nothing Matters and What If It Did album (1979). The song was written by songwriters Geoffrey Cushing-Murray and Richard Littlefield.
"Running All Night (With the Lion)" was originally recorded by Gary Farr's Lion, from their Running All Night album (1980). Lion keyboard player Sinclair brought this song with him when he joined Uriah Heep.
"That's the Way That It Is" was originally recorded by the Bliss Band, from their Neon Smiles album (1979).
"Prisoner" was originally recorded by Sue Saad and the Next, from their self-titled album (1980). The lyrics were written by D.B. (Dirty Boy) Cooper.
The album also included a remake of "Think It Over", a song recorded by the prior (and largely different) lineup of Uriah Heep. The original version, featuring John Sloman on lead vocals, was the A-side of a 1980 Heep single.

Track listing:

UK/European version:
"Too Scared to Run" (Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair) – 3:49
"Chasing Shadows" (Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair) – 4:39
"On the Rebound" (Russ Ballard) – 3:14
"Hot Night in a Cold Town" (Geoff Cushing-Murray, Richard Littlefield) – 4:03
"Running All Night (with the Lion)" (Gary Farr, Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair) – 4:28
"That's the Way That It Is" (Paul Bliss) – 4:06
"Prisoner" (James Lance, Cooper, Tony Riparetti) – 4:33
"Hot Persuasion" (Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair) – 3:48
"Sell Your Soul" (Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair) – 5:25
"Think It Over" (Sloman, Bolder) – 3:42

North American version:
"Too Scared to Run" (Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair) – 3:49
"On the Rebound" (Ballard)- 3:14
"Chasing Shadows" (Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair)- 4:39
"Prisoner" (Lance, Cooper, Riparetti) – 4:33
"Sell Your Soul" (Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair) – 5:25
"That's the Way That It Is" (Bliss) – 4:06
"Think It Over" (Sloman, Bolder) – 3:42
"Hot Night in a Cold Town" (Cushing-Murray, Littlefield) – 4:03
"Hot Persuasion" (Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair) – 3:48
"Running All Night (with the Lion)" (Gary Farr, Box, Daisley, Goalby, Kerslake, Sinclair) – 4:28

Charts:
Norway No. 30
UK No. 34
US No. 56

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Companies, etc.:
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Licensed To – [PIAS]

Credits:
Bass, Vocals – Bob Daisley
Drums, Vocals – Lee Kerslake
Engineer – Ashley Howe, Nick Rogers
Guitar, Vocals – Mick Box
Keyboards, Vocals – John Sinclair (3)
Producer – Ashley Howe
Vocals – Peter Goalby