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(Info from sleeve) In many ways, Albert One has a familiar story: Label sign experimental band, band makes album, label doesn’t promote band, band make no money, band split. The moniker turned out to be apt — for this is musically an intelligent, experimental expose of progressive influences and excesses, played by a bunch of talented, passionate guys who knew (more or less) what they were doing. The band members had eclectic tastes and strong personalities. Schelhaas was a soul fan, whereas Ford’s background had largely been blues and Paull was ostensibly a folkie. Only Kerslake had had a crack at the post-Beatles rock that was now spreading like wildfire on the underground. Progressive rock heavyweight Eddie Offord, fresh from success with Yes’ The Yes Album became the album’s producer. The resulting album is a piquant mix of blues, folk and progressive interlaced with a harder, rockier sensibility. “Got No Time” begins the record, starting out as a rock standard, the track gave way at the bridge to an extended percussion solo from Kerslake. Picking up on the riff from the opener, “You” is more pastoral and showcases the band’s talent for harmonising. “Too Much Country Water” — often misleading attributed to Uriah Heep due to the Kerslake connection, is, by that virtue the band’s best known track. Heavy and rockin’, it has the band at their colourful best; ending with a great riff. “Lead Me Back” is perhaps the most Beatles-que number on the album, with a clear cue com

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Albert 1

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Albert One

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Chapter & Verse - The Uriah Heep Story (35th Anniversary Collection)

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Albert 1 (Remastered)

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Chapter & Verse: The Uriah Heep Story (35th Anniversary Collection) Disc 1

Chapter & Verse: The Uriah Heep Story

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Chapter & Verse

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Chapter & Verse - The Uriah Heep Story

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Chapter & Verse - The Uriah Heep Story - 1968-1972 - Cd 1

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Albert One [24-Bit Remaster]

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Albert1

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1971 - Albert 1

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