Abominog
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| Studio album by Uriah Heep | ||||
| Released | March 1982 | |||
| Recorded | October/December 1981, The Roundhouse Recording Studios, Chalk Farm, London | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 41:48 | |||
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Bronze (UK) Mercury (USA) |
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| Producer | Ashley Howe | |||
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Abominog was the 14th album by British rock group Uriah Heep, released in March 1982 by Bronze Records in the United Kingdom and 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.
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.
One of the most notable things about "Abominog" is that half of the 10 tracks are cover versions of recordings by other artists:
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.
UK/European version
North American version
Abominog was remastered and reissued in 1997 with four bonus tracks:
It was reissued again in 2004 with the following bonus tracks:
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