Uriah Heep Live is a 1973 double live album by British rock group Uriah Heep. In addition to a live version of the band's hit "Easy Livin'", the record included classic live cuts such as "Sweet Lorraine", "Sunrise" and an extended live version of "July Morning".
While the band was on tour in the United States, the album reached #13 in the UK charts. Review by Wikipedia
Uriah Heep Live may be the original title but over time it's become known as Live 73. This stands as what may go down as the most remarkable recording Uriah Heep ever put out. In many aspects this one reflects the magic and the direction the band had. Most of the studio tracks sounded better on this live recording than the initial album release version. The fact that this album was done to fulfill a contract with Mercury Records in the US and the management,
the band nor the promoters took it seriously at first is astonishing. There is some question of whether the Live 73 album was not recorded entirely at one concert. Todd Fisher, who was a member of Heep's crew at the time, has theorized that the album was compiled from different concerts from that UK tour. His tour notes indicated several shows were scheduled to be recorded although the January 23rd concert at the Birmingham Town Hall was not one of them. Todd speculated that the Birmingham gig was recorded as a last resort back-up. Being very much a big part of the band's tour Todd also got the honor of introducing the band each night. His voice is the one heard at the first of this album, "Ladies and gentleman, will you welcome please, England's own Uriah Heep!"
In the UK the album hit the charts for 8 weeks and gained the # 23 position while Heep were touring the US. In the US Live 73 stood on the charts for 30 weeks, the second longest of any release and peeked at # 37. It was certified "gold" by the RIAA on October 12, 1973. Review by TRAVELLERS IN TIME (THE HEEPSTERS HOMEPAGE)
Uriah Heep Live was the band's first live album, and their third US gold album. Mercury Records initially released the album on CD without the medley, due to time constraints. This was later restored on the 2004 Sanctuary release.
The album was recorded by the Pye Mobile Unit, with Alan Perkins as engineer.
Extract from Wikipedia.
1. Introduction
2. Sunrise
3. Sweet Lorraine
4. Traveller In Time
5. Easy Livin'
6. July Morning
7. Tears In My Eyes
8. Gypsy
8. Circle Of Hands
9. Look At Yourself
10. Magician's Birthday
11. Love Machine
12. Rock N' Roll Medley [Roll Over Beethoven / Blue Suede Shoes / Mean Woman Blues / Hound Dog / At The Hop / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On / Blue Suede Shoes]
Bonus disc on 2004 Expanded Deluxe Edition
1. Something or Nothing [US Radio Show]
2. I Won't Mind [Us Radio Show]
3. Look at Yourself [Us Radio Show]
4. Gypsy [US Radio Show]
5. Easy Livin' [Film Mix Version]
6. So Tired [Film Mix Version]
7. I Won't Mind [Film Mix Version]
8. Something or Nothing [Film Mix Version]
9. Easy Road [Film Mix Version]
10. Stealin' [Film Mix Version]
11. Love Machine [Film Mix Version]
12. Rock 'n' Roll Medley [Film Mix Version]
