Lee Kerslake war der Ausnahmeschlagzeuger auf allen Uriah Heep-Alben von 1972 bis 2005. "Eleventeen" ist sein erstes Solo-Album, das er 2015 zu schreiben und einzuspielen begann und 2019 vollendete. Cherry Red ist stolz darauf, dieses Album nun posthum veröffentlichen zu können - Kerslake starb am 19.09.2020 an Krebs. Erhältlich als Gatefold Vinyl Edition!
Equator is the sixteenth studio album by the British rock band Uriah Heep, released in 1985. It marked a departure from their earlier progressive rock sound towards a more commercial and accessible style, incorporating elements of pop rock and AOR (album-oriented rock). It peaked at #79 in the UK albums chart. The album features a lineup consisting of Mick Box (guitar), Lee Kerslake (drums, vocals), Trevor Bolder (bass guitar, vocals), Phil Lanzon (keyboards), and Peter Goalby (vocals). This album was the last to feature Kerslake and Goalby before their departure from the band. Singles on the album include ""Rockarama"" and ""Poor Little Rich Girl”. Equator is available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on smoke coloured vinyl and includes an insert.
Magic spells, time-traveling futurists, sword-bearing horse riders, mountain-residing sorcerers, possessed journeyman,
ominous warnings: Demons and Wizards lives up to its title as a collection of fantasy-based narratives rooted in dreamy,
gothic-minded arrangements. Universally recognized as the finest effort of Uriah Heep's four-decade-plus career, the 1972
LP also perseveres as a prog-rock landmark that influenced countless of bands ranging from Metallica to Styx. And now, it
sounds better than ever on this extremely cool green-vinyl gatefold pressing from Wax Cathedral.
The first album on which founding members Mick Box, Ken Hensley, and David Byron are joined by staple drummer Lee
Kerslake, Demons and Wizards captivates by way of taut songwriting and instrumental execution. Rather than function
as the primary attraction, make-believe lyrical themes augment a formidable assembly of folk-derived melodies, sharp
medleys, and powerful hooks. Acoustic guitars weave webs of finite textures through which crackling, church-like organ
passages and space-conscious bass lines maneuver. Songs come across with an ethereal, powerful feel.
Glowing with old-fashioned tube-amp warmth, concise and punchy fare like 'The Wizard,' 'Traveler In Time,' and the hit
'Easy Livin'' touch upon garage-rock basics. Epics such as 'Circle of Hands' and 'Paradise/The Spell'—a multi-part sonic
excursion whose choral grace and spiritual glide evoke distant lands, misty cloud forests, and peaceful eternities—cling to
a sensitivity underscored by deft piano touches. No wonder Uriah Heep spent the remainder of its lifespan trying to again
capture such a balance.
