...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble ...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble is the debut studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released on 13 June 1970 by Vertigo Records in the UK. The original vinyl release was a gatefold sleeve, featuring frontman David Byron on the front sleeve, almost unrecognisable beneath cobwebs. It was issued in August 1970 by Mercury Records in the United States as just Uriah Heep with different sleeve artwork (a centipede type monster), and with the track "Bird of Prey" in place of "Lucy Blues". The album was reissued by Bronze Records later in 1970 after the band
The Very Very Best of Crowded House purchase, whilst admitting that the album, "will do enough business to warrant their record company's shameless opportunism." "Classic Rock" reviewer remarks how the band has progressed since the time when the material of the collection was recorded, but she says that "it's hard not to be wowed by this back catalogue of golden pop genius." The album peaked at number 11 in Australia, 12 in New Zealand and 49 in the UK, making it less successful than "Recurring Dream". The Very Very Best of Crowded House The Very Very Best of Crowded House is a compilation album featuring 19 singles