Simon RushworthUriah Heep – Easy Livin’ (Hensley) b/w Corina (Box/Lanzon/Shaw) & Gypsy (Box/Byron)
1988 Red Vinyl With Poster
Released to support the Live In Moscow album, these iconic Heep tracks never sounded better than when they were belted out in front of thousands of screaming Russians.
For 10 consecutive nights the band played sell-out shows at Moscow’s Olympic Stadium to a total of 180,000 fans. And Easy Livin’ went down a storm at every one of those historic gigs.
The 12 inch red vinyl devoted the entire B-side to a barnstorming version of Gypsy and this track was only released on the CD version of Live In Moscow.
So for those of us who still didn’t own a CD player in 1988 there was every reason to pick up this cracking slice of collectible Heep. The retro-style Moscow poster folds out to a decent size but it really is all about the music.
And at a time when Western rock bands had yet to infiltrate Russia you can almost feel the passion of the fans as they make their voices heard against a backdrop of Heep classics.
Great tunes and a great package. And after catching the band in Newcastle earlier this year we can confirm Mick Box is still the main man!