{"product_id":"the-bronze-years-1973-1981","title":"The Bronze Years 1973-1981","description":"\u003ch5\u003eMore Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• FOR FANS OF URIAH HEEP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Three solo albums from vocalist Ken Hensley recorded between 1973 and 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Plus a DVD featuring Ken discussing all three albums with renowned rock journalist Malcolm Dome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew artists can claim to have had a musical career and pedigree as long, varied and impressive as song writer, keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ken Hensley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving originally formed The Gods in mid-1960s London with future Stones and Mayall guitarist Mick Taylor. Following which Hensley made brief appearances with Toe Fat and Head Machine in 1969 before joining London's Spice in time for the band's first album, ‘Very 'Eavy… Very ‘Umble', and a swift name change to Uriah Heep. Although no Hensley originals appeared on Heep's debut, all six tracks on their second album ‘Salisbury’ were written or co-written by Ken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter five albums with Uriah Heep, where Ken was becoming the principal songwriter, he still had enough material to write and record his first solo album in 1973. Released by Bronze Records, ‘Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf’ an album was equal to anything recorded by Uriah Heep at their peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinuing to write and record with Uriah Heep, Hensley's second solo album, ‘Eager To Please’, was also released by Bronze Records, and saw Ken joined by Mark Clarke on bass, Bugs Pemberton on drums and B.J. Cole on pedal steel guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDissatisfied with the direction Uriah Heep were taking Ken went solo in 1980 to record the self-explanatory 'Free Spirit, his third and final solo album for Bronze. Guest musicians include Deep Purple's Ian Paice, Heep and Bowie bassist Trevor Bolder and The Who and Faces' Kenney Jones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDISC ONE\u003cbr\u003ePROUD WORDS ON A DUSTY SHELF\u003cbr\u003e1.  WHEN EVENING COMES\u003cbr\u003e2.  FROM TIME TO TIME\u003cbr\u003e3.  KING WITHOUT A THRONE\u003cbr\u003e4.  RAIN\u003cbr\u003e5.  PROUD WORDS\u003cbr\u003e6.  FORTUNE\u003cbr\u003e7.  BLACK-HEARTED LADY\u003cbr\u003e8.  GO DOWN\u003cbr\u003e9.  COLD AUTUMN SUNDAY\u003cbr\u003e10. THE LAST TIME\u003cbr\u003eBONUS TRACKS\u003cbr\u003e11.  FROM TIME TO TIME (EDITED SINGLE)\u003cbr\u003e12.  FROM TIME TO TIME (MONO)\u003cbr\u003e13.  WHEN EVENING COMES (EDITED SINGLE)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDISC TWO\u003cbr\u003eEAGER TO PLEASE\u003cbr\u003e1.  EAGER TO PLEASE\u003cbr\u003e2.  STARGAZER\u003cbr\u003e3.  SECRET\u003cbr\u003e4.  THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD\u003cbr\u003e5.  PART THREE\u003cbr\u003e6.  THE HOUSE ON THE HILL\u003cbr\u003e7.  WINTER OR SUMMER\u003cbr\u003e8.  TAKE AND TAKE\u003cbr\u003e9.  LONGER SHADOWS\u003cbr\u003e10.  IN THE MORNING\u003cbr\u003e11.  HOW SHALL I KNOW\u003cbr\u003eBONUS TRACK\u003cbr\u003e12.  WHO WILL SING FOR YOU (SINGLE)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDISC THREE\u003cbr\u003eFREE SPIRIT\u003cbr\u003e1.  INSIDE THE MYSTERY\u003cbr\u003e2.  NEW YORK\u003cbr\u003e3.  THE SYSTEM\u003cbr\u003e4.  WHEN\u003cbr\u003e5.  NO MORE\u003cbr\u003e6.  BROWN EYED BOY\u003cbr\u003e7.  DO YOU FEEL ALRIGHT\u003cbr\u003e8.  TELEPHONE\u003cbr\u003e9.  WOMAN\u003cbr\u003e10.  NEW ROUTINE\u003cbr\u003eBONUS TRACK\u003cbr\u003e11.  INSPIRATION (B-SIDE)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDISC FOUR - DVD\u003cbr\u003eDVD VIDEO - KEN HENSLEY IN CONVERSATION with MALCOLM DOME\u003cbr\u003e1.  KEN HENSLEY DISCUSSES PROUD WORDS ON A DUSTY SHELF (22:20)\u003cbr\u003e2.  KEN HENSLEY DISCUSSES EAGER TO PLEASE (18:31)\u003cbr\u003e3.  KEN HENSLEY DISCUSSES FREE SPIRIT (21:30)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDVD5\u003cbr\u003eNTSC REGION: 0\u003cbr\u003eASPECT RATIO: 16:9\u003cbr\u003eAUDIO: 48\/16 LPCM\u003cbr\u003eTOTAL RUNNING TIME: 1:02:21\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cherry Red","offers":[{"title":"4CD","offer_id":67613365403965,"sku":"HNEBOX127","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0096\/1884\/9839\/files\/ken.webp?v=1790856601","url":"https:\/\/sisterray.co.uk\/products\/the-bronze-years-1973-1981","provider":"Sister Ray","version":"1.0","type":"link"}