| Celebration – Forty Years of Rock | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Uriah Heep |
| Cover: | Uriah-Heep-Celebration.jpg |
| Released: | 26 October 2009 |
| Recorded: | 2009 |
| Studio: | Liscombe Park Studios, Buckinghamshire, UK |
| Genre: | Hard rock,, |
| Length: | 62:14 |
| Label: | earMUSIC/Edel |
| Producer: | Mike Paxman |
| Prev Title: | Wake the Sleeper |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Into the Wild |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
Celebration – Forty Years of Rock is an album by British rock band Uriah Heep. It mainly features rerecorded classics – which, said bassist Trevor Bolder, "chose themselves, really. The likes of 'Sunrise', 'Gypsy' and 'Look at Yourself' are songs we still play today. We just went in and redid them. [Drummer] Russell [Gilbrook] is a bit of an animal, so they sound livelier than ever."[1] Two tracks were written specifically for this release: 'Only Human' ("A bit of an '80s vibe," said Bolder) and 'Corridors of Madness'. A double special edition, in digipak format, features a live DVD recorded at the Sweden Rock Festival. A collector's edition adds a vinyl single; its two songs also recorded at the Sweden Rock Festival, and not included on the DVD.
Celebration was released in most European territories on 6 October 2009; on 26 October 2009 in the UK; and approximately one month later in the United States.
In 2015, keyboardist Phil Lanzon released a music video for "Corridors of Madness", featuring the footage filmed on tour in Israel and the United States.[2]