Byron David - Take No Prisoners [CD]

<p>RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2011</p> <ul> <li>Debut solo album from <strong>Uriah Heep</strong>&rsquo;s original flamboyant</li> <li>Remastered and expanded to include three bonus</li> <li>With a 16-page booklet with the story of the album by&nbsp;<strong><em>Classic Rock </em></strong>Uriah Heep expert, <strong>Dave Ling</strong>.</li> </ul> <p>For tens of thousands of his dedicated fans, David Byron remains <em>THE </em>voice of Uriah Heep. Byron rose to prominence with Heep in the early 70s, having previously served out an apprenticeship with Heep precursors <strong>The Stalkers </strong>as well as singing on sessions with <strong>Elton John</strong>.</p> <p>Byron presided vocally over all of Heep&rsquo;s early triumphs, including landmark albums such as &lsquo;Salisbury&rsquo;, &lsquo;Look At Yourself&rsquo;, &lsquo;Demons &amp; Wizards&rsquo; and &lsquo;Return To Fantasy&rsquo;. However, in 1976 (after recording ten LPs with the band), Byron was sacked after a bout of internal feuding and was replaced by <strong>Lucifer&rsquo;s Friend </strong>vocalist, <strong>John Lawton</strong>.</p> <p>At the height of his power and popularity and while still a member of Heep, Byron recorded his debut solo album, &lsquo;Take No Prisoners&rsquo; during the Winter of 1975 with contributions from Heep members, guitarist <strong>Mick Box</strong>, drummer <strong>Lee Kerslake </strong>and keyboardist/guitarist <strong>Ken Hensley </strong>all grace the albums original ten tracks.</p> <p>For this remastered edition three bonus tracks are featured including an edited version of the single, &lsquo;Steamin&rsquo; Along&rsquo;.</p>