Uriah Heep – Firefly
Tracklist
| A1 | Been Away Too Long | 5:02 | |
| A2 | Sympathy | 4:49 | |
| A3 | Who Needs Me | 3:37 | |
| A4 | Wise Man | 4:41 | |
| B1 | The Hanging Tree | 3:41 | |
| B2 | Do You Know | 6:21 | |
| B3 | Rollin' On | 3:15 | |
| B4 | Firefly | 6:16 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Recorded At – Roundhouse Studios
- Mixed At – Roundhouse Studios
- Mastered At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
- Published By – Wb Music Corp.
Credits
- Bass Guitar – Trevor Bolder
- Concept By [Cover Concept], Coordinator [Co-ordination] – Gail Clark
- Drums, Vocals – Lee 'The Bear' Kerslake*
- Engineer – Peter Gallen
- Engineer [Assisted By] – John Gallen
- Guitar [Guitars] – Mick Box
- Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars], Vocals – Ken Hensley
- Lead Vocals – John Lawton
- Painting [Cover] – Martin White (7)
- Producer [Produced By] – Gerry Bron
Notes
Been Away Too Long is 1st track, side A, in the US and CAN edition only, worldwide the opener is The Hanging Tree.
Single sleeve with generic Warner Bros inner.
Recorded & mixed at:
The Roundhouse Recording Studios, London, England;
October/November 1976
Single sleeve with generic Warner Bros inner.
Recorded & mixed at:
The Roundhouse Recording Studios, London, England;
October/November 1976
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched): O WB BS-1-3013 JW2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched): O BS-2-3013 JW2
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other Versions (5 of 94)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Firefly (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Bronze, Bronze | 28 520 XOT, 28 791 XOT | Germany | 1977 | ||
Recently Edited | Firefly (LP, Album) | Jugoton, Bronze | LSBRO 78006-483, BRNA 483 | Yugoslavia | 1977 | ||
Recently Edited | Firefly (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Bronze | ILPS 9483 | UK | 1977 | ||
Recently Edited | Firefly (LP, Album) | Bronze | 24 483 | Australia | 1977 | ||
New Submission | Firefly (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records, Bronze | BS 3013 | Canada | 1977 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Edited one year agoThis album doesn't really do it for me. At this point, the band really wasn't playing with darker themes and sounds as before (example: return to fantasy (track)), and it makes for a really mediocre album experience. There's a few good tracks here and there, and I'll say that side 2 is much better than side 1, but it's still not great. The record picks up a bit of momentum on side 2 but it really derails itself with "Firefly", the final track. There's some cool Studio effects on the track and some nice guitar work, but god those vocals just don't do it for me. Sounds like some generic radio song, and really lacks any kind of soul. Not to mention that the structure of that song is an absolute mess.
In regards to this U.S. pressing, it's a bit odd to my ears. First, side 1 has to be cranked super loud, even moreso than side 2, but that's alright. The big issue I have is with how bass-y it is. The low end just explodes on this record, to a point that some of the higher end definition is drowned out. I'm guessing this is a result of the mix rather than any vinyl mastering, but It's just an odd sound. I definitely had to turn the treble up a bit on this. Also, it would've been nice if this was a gatefold. I mean looking at the cover art it is clear that it was intended to be printed as such. Oh well tho!
Release
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