Tag Archives: Ian Gillan

JERUSALEM – Jerusalem

December 11, 2022

Deram 1972 / Talking Elephant 2022 Five decades down the line from its failed crusade, preeminent proto-metal platter is restored to all its conquering glory. Being produced by Ian Gillan might seem like a strong selling point – and, for … Continue reading →

Posted in Reissues Tagged hard rock, Ian Gillan, Jerusalem, Lynden Williams, Paul Dean

IAN GILLAN BAND – Return To The Source

May 26, 2022

Talking Elephant 2022 From smoke on the water and into clear air turbulence: ultimate hard-rock singer expands his grasp of rhythm-and-blues and gets a grip on jazz. Born out of necessity after the former DEEP PURPLE warbler’s voice was frayed … Continue reading →

Posted in Reissues Tagged Colin Towns, hard rock, Ian Gillan, Ian Gillan Band, jazz rock, John Gustafson, Ray Fenwick

“Butterfly Ball”: A New Look At The Movie

May 20, 2017

Since its release in 1974, Roger Glover’s “The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper’s Feast” has had a double life: one of a glorified rock opera, and the other of a slightly surrealistic film that interjected footage from a 1975 concert … Continue reading →

Posted in News Tagged campaign, David Coverdale, Eddie Hardin, Eddie Jobson, Glenn Hughes, Ian Gillan, John Lawton, Mo Foster, Roger Glover, Tony Klinger

DEEP PURPLE: Another Japanese Adventure

June 24, 2015

A few days ago we on the forthcoming DEEP PURPLE concert album, “From The Setting Sun…”, documenting the band’s performance at Wacken festival in 2013, and now there’s a release date announced: August 28th. More so, now the ellipsis at the end … Continue reading →

Posted in News Tagged Deep Purple, Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Steve Morse

DEEP PURPLE Down With The Wacken Set

June 21, 2015

It was known from the beginning that DEEP PURPLE‘s set played at Wacken festival in 2013 would be out in audio and video formats – there was even talk about the 3D vesrion – but it took the band two years … Continue reading →