Unearthed from the personal archives of guitarist Robin George, Lost and Found covers the era of the David Byron Band from the early 80's and is issued as an expansive two disc set via Angel Air. Disc One offers the bands demos from 1982 for an album that never ultimately saw the light of day; the charismatic Byron was clearly still singing well even at this point in his career and in Robin George he had found an ideal guitarist to give the material a more contemporary edge. George contributes some smooth blues based riffs and "Bad Girl" and "Fool For A Pretty Face" would both have made ideal singles. Disc Two is split between band rehearsals from 1981 and eight songs from a live show in Liverpool in 1980. The latter is of particular interest as an example of just how tight the band were at the time and inevitably the Uriah Heep classics "July Morning" and "Sweet Lorraine" are the highlights and made all the more memorable by some sprightly sax from Mel Collins.
Detailed sleeve notes and previously unseen photographs make this a very worthwhile package and one which hold significant appeal for fans of the golden age of Uriah Heep and provides an excellent reminder of what a star performer David Byron really was and how much he is missed.
Track Listing
CD1
ORIGINAL RECORDINGS 1982
1. Bad Girl
2. Fool For A Pretty Face
3. I Need Love
4. Safety In Numbers
5. Still Wanna Hold You
6. Get's A Little Crazy
7. Learn The Dance
8. What's Your Game?
9. One Minute More
CD2
REHEARSALS LONDON 1981
1. How Do You Sleep?
2. Safety In Numbers
3. I Need Love
4. Piece Of My Love
5. Goodnight Blues
6. Last Chance Jam
LIVE IN LIVERPOOL 1980
7. Bad Girl
8. Start Believing
9. July Morning
10. How Do You Sleep
11. Sweet Lorraine
12. Piece Of My Love
13. Liverpool Blues
14. Roll Over Beethoven
BONUS TRACK
15. Angel Song
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