Uriah Heep - Look At Yourself (original) (raw)

• 
  Uriah Heep
  Arranged By [All Arrangements]
• 
• 
  Iain Clark
  Drums [Uncredited]
• 
• 
  Mick Box
  Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Image	,	–	In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo	Island Records – 85 703 IT, Bronze – 85 703 IT	Germany	1971	Germany — 1971
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo	Mercury – SRM-1-614	Canada	1971	Canada — 1971	Recently Edited
	Look At YourselfLP, Album	Island Records – 6396 007	France	1971	France — 1971	Recently Edited
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo	Island Records – ILPS 9169, Bronze – ILPS 9169	Scandinavia	1971	Scandinavia — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing	Mercury – SRM-1-614, Bronze – none	US	1971	US — 1971
	Look At YourselfLP, Album	Bronze – 85703 ILPS, Bronze – 85703 IT, Island Records – 85703 ILPS, Island Records – 85703 IT	Netherlands	1971	Netherlands — 1971	Recently Edited
	Look At YourselfCassette, Album	Mercury – MCR-4-1-614	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo, (1st) Philips Recording Company	Mercury – SRM 1 614, Mercury – SRM-1-614	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo	Bronze – ILPS-9169	UK	1971	UK — 1971
	Look At YourselfLP, Album	Mercury – SRM 1-614	US	1971	US — 1971
	Look At YourselfCassette, Album, Stereo	Bronze – ZCI-9169	Scandinavia	1971	Scandinavia — 1971
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo	Bronze – ILPS 9169, Bronze – ILPS-9169	Denmark	1971	Denmark — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo, Flipback Sleeve	Island Records – ILPS 9169	Israel	1971	Israel — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo	Ariola – LA 083	Mexico	1971	Mexico — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo	Island Records – ILPS 9169, Bronze – ILPS 9169	Scandinavia	1971	Scandinavia — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album	Island Records – ILPS 19169, Bronze – ILPS 19169	Italy	1971	Italy — 1971	Recently Edited
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo, Philips Recording Company	Mercury – SRM-1-614, Bronze – SRM-1-614, Mercury – SRM 1 614, Bronze – SRM 1 614	US	1971	US — 1971	Recently Edited
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Promo, Philips Recording Company	Mercury – SRM 1 614, Mercury – SRM-1-614	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Repress	Island Records – ILPS 9169	South Africa	1971	South Africa — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album	Island Records – ILPS 9169	South Africa	1971	South Africa — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfCassette, Album, Paper Labels	Island Records – ZCI 9169, Bronze – ZCI 9169	UK	1971	UK — 1971
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Test Pressing	Mercury – SRM-1-614	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Stereo	Bronze – ILPS 9169	Scandinavia	1971	Scandinavia — 1971
	Look At YourselfLP, Album	Island Records – 85 703 IT, Bronze – 85 703 IT	Germany	1971	Germany — 1971
	Look At Yourself8-Track Cartridge, Album, Club Edition, Stereo	Mercury – MC8-1-614	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, "S" runouts	Island Records – 85 703 IT, Bronze – 85 703 IT	Germany	1971	Germany — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfCassette, Album, Stereo, Paper Labels	Island Records – TC - ILPS 9169	Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong	1971	Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong — 1971
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Terre Haute Pressing	Mercury – SRM 1-614	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission
	Look At Yourself8-Track Cartridge, White Shell	Not On Label – R 2026	1971	1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album	Island Records – ILPS 9169, Bronze – ILPS 9169	Scandinavia	1971	Scandinavia — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfCassette, Album	Island Records – IL-K 719169	Italy	1971	Italy — 1971	New Submission
	Look At Yourself8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo	Mercury – MC 8 1-614, Mercury – 614	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfCassette, Album, Stereo, Paper Labels	Island Records – ZCI 9169, Bronze – ZCI 9169	UK	1971	UK — 1971
	Look At YourselfCassette, Album, Stereo, Paper Labels	Bronze – 7214 001	Australia	1971	Australia — 1971
	Look At YourselfLP, Album	Island Records – 85 703 IT, Bronze – 85 703 IT	Germany	1971	Germany — 1971	New Submission
	Look At Yourself8-Track Cartridge, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Black shell	Mercury – 1-614-8, Mercury – RCOA 43898-8	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Mispress, Stereo	Mercury – SRM 1-614	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Unofficial Release	Kelly – KY-1018	Taiwan	1971	Taiwan — 1971	New Submission
	Look At Yourself8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo	Mercury – MC8.1.614	Canada	1971	Canada — 1971	New Submission
	Look At YourselfLP, Album, Terre Haute Pressing	Mercury – SRM 1-614	US	1971	US — 1971	New Submission

• 
  First copy:
  - strange repetitive popping/clicking sounds throughout.
  - deep audible scratches on several tracks especially on July Morning (the best track) which caused repeating loud pops.
  Cleaning did not improve the issues above so it must have been poorly handled at the factory. The record comes in a card inner sleeve which was stuck tightly to the vinyl due to static, so any dirt particles between the card sleeve and vinyl could probably have scratched the surface.
  Second copy:
  - none of the popping/clicking issues above. Plays just fine.
  Sound quality:
  - I am no audiophile but it sounds nice. Lots of bass.
  The record itself is not crystal clear but more cloudy or ‘smokey.’ Still goes nicely with the cover which itself has a blurred mirror as opposed to the original version.

• 
  I have some soft crackling on both sides especially on the right channel repeating with every round the record does. You can hear it during low volume parts, like in the quiet parts of "July Morning" or on "What Should Be Done" and the beginning of "Love Machine" as well as between the songs. The whole record is affected by this. I can imagine for some listeners this already a bit too annoying. It shouldn't be like that on a new record. Other than that the general sound of this edition is pretty good in my opinion. Especially the acoustic guitars within some songs sound especially good. However, it's still Uriah Heep, so do not expect something audiophile here.

• 
  Having neither heard the original German press nor the later RSD or other re-issue(s), I can only compare to digital versions I have listened to, but this pressing seems comparable to other Uriah Heep albums I have. This is a solid pressing, very quiet, maybe lacking some dynamics in the mastering, feels a tad muffled despite being a very clean (and cleaned) copy.

• 
  i like how you can clearly tell the first image was taken with a computer

• 
  i don’t know if there are better pressings than this but this sounds very very nice. i got a fantastic copy here for a very moderate price.

• 
  Inersting and nice looking reissue from Spain and Island Records ltd. It is not bad, but I have heard better sounding pressings.

• 
  Her we have an intersting Spanish reissue by Island Records ltd, and the sound is well balanced and is generaly good. The jacket is solid and has a nice "mirror" on it.

• 
  This pressing sounds very nice and is hard rocking. Has that typical 70ies vibe. Great stage, great dynamics an roaring guitars. Not audiohpile but it rocks!

• 
  Uriah Heep issued their third album total and second of 1971 with ‘Look at Yourself’ which I consider to be one of the band’s best. It is almost certainly my favorite of the ones that I have, from 1970 through 1973. Heep was still juggling line-ups as a new drummer was featured for the third straight record and founding bassist Paul Newton would leave after the release of ‘Look’. Despite many personnel shuffles, the band still kept the undeniable chemistry of Mick Box, Ken Hensely and David Byron who undoubtedly were the driving forces throughout this golden age of Uriah Heep. Ken actually sings lead on the title track and plays a mean slide guitar on “Tears in My Eyes” along with his trademark Hammond organ on the epic “July Morning”. All of these songs are stellar and would rank along any that Uriah Heep would produce in this or any era. Other great tracks include “I Wanna Be Free”, prog-rock masterpiece “Shadows of Grief” and hard rock barn burner “Love Machine” which closes the LP. “What Should be Done” is a slow blues ballad that works as a great change of pace. Byron shows how accomplished a singer he was at this stage with the twists and turns he takes with his voice. From screaming hard rock to sensitive balladry, Byron could do it as well as anyone and proved to be a strong influence on future hard rock vocalists. Being a long time fan of Deep Purple, especially of the ‘In Rock’ LP, I can see where Heep compares with them but they definitely should not be considered a poor man’s version of Blackmore and co. ‘Look to Yourself’ should be more well known than it is but that’s kind of Uriah Heep in a nutshell in terms of their impact on America. Hopefully more people who truly love this era of hard rock and the ‘big four’ of British bands who helped pave the way for the development of heavy metal, will not stop to check out Uriah Heep and this landmark LP. Don't know what you’re running from….

• 
  Mine is identical to the pictures but the front cover is in color. Why is it shown in grayscale in this edition instead?

• Have:29403

• Want:15317

• Avg Rating:4.34 / 5

• Ratings:3084