David Byron, the original vocalist was already a member of pre-Heep group Spice and its predecessor The Stalkers. He is the co-founder of both bands together with guitarist Mick Box. Byron was fired from Uriah Heep in the Summer of 1976, the official explanation was his alcohol abuse but undoubtedly the personal differences between him and Ken Hensley were a strong factor as well. Byron sang on the first nine studio albums and one live album (plus two posthumous live albums have been released), there are also a couple of videos featuring Byron. RECORDINGS LP VERY 'EAVY ... VERY 'UMBLE 1970 LP SALISBURY 1971 LP LOOK AT YOURSELF 1971 LP DEMONS AND WIZARDS 1972 LP THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY 1972 2-LP LIVE JANUARY 1973 1973 LP SWEET FREEDOM 1973 CD LIVE AT THE KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR (released in 1997) LP WONDERWORLD 1974 LP, CD LIVE AT SHEPPERTON '74 (released in 1986) LP RETURN TO FANTASY 1975 LP HIGH AND MIGHTY 1976 After leaving Heep Byron release a couple of albums either as a solo artist or a band member (Rough Diamond & The Byron Band) and was involved in several projects but none of them were succesful. He died in 1985 at the age of 38. More information on his career outside Uriah Heep at David Byron discography