Month: May 2020

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Lead up to the Album:

• David Coverdale’s first solo single ‘Whitesnake’ from 1977
  • David Coverdale’s first solo album following his departure from deep Purple was the aptly named ‘White Snake’. This is the first single “Whitesnake” and it is taken from the program “Juke Box, Un sur Cinq”, seen on the French TV channel A2, in 1977.
• Released ten months after “White Snake.”
• There was no tour to support “White Snake” as Coverdale was still under contract to Deep Purple.
• Albums came out on Purple Records.
• In Martin Popoff’s Book, Sail Away, Coverdale says, “Yes, another scam.  It’s funny, when I joined Purple, I was going, my God, telling my friends they’ve got their own record company!  But it was just a scam by the management.  They would go get the advance, they would take their hefty percentage . . . “
• Coverdale goes on to say since the band had their own label it meant the management got more and the band got less than if they’d been on Warner Brothers or EMI.
• Glover returns to produce.
• Ronnie and Wendy Dio provide backing vocals. In “Sail Away” Popoff mentions the opening track “Keep on Giving Me Loving.”  On Wikipedia they mention “Give me Kindness.”  In Purple Records 1971-1978 Neil Priddey says they sing backup on “a song.”  In Simon Robinson’s liner notes he confirms “Give me Kindness” with the addition of Jon Lord’s wife Judy.

Personnel

• Vocals – David Coverdale
• Bass – Alan Spenner
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Spenner
  • Played bass at Woodstock with Joe Cocker
  • Played bass on Jesus Christ Superstar
  • Worked with Ted Nugent’s (vocals on Cat Scratch Fever), worked with Roxy Music, Peter Frampton, Kenny Loggins
• Drums – Tony Newman
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Newman_(drummer)
  • Performed with Jeff Beck, David Bowie, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, the Everly Brothers
• Guitar – Micky Moody
• Harmonica – Lee Brilleaux (tracks: 1)
  • Lead vocalist of Dr. Feelgood
• Keyboards – Tim Hinckley*
  • http://www.timhinkley.com/
  • Snafu, Alvin Lee (Ten Years After), Humble Pie, The Rolling Stones
• Synthesizer – Roger Glover (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7)
• Violin [Electric Violin] – Graham Preskett (tracks: 4, 6, 7)
  • http://www.preskett.com/
  • Mott the Hoople, the Judi Dench version of The Butterfly Ball, Ron Aspery
• Backing Vocals – Irene Chanter
• Backing Vocals –  Doreen Chanter* (tracks: 3, 5, 7)
  • The Chanter Sisters
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanter_Sisters
  • Recorded three albums and worked as backup singers for Manfred Mann, David Byron, Bernie Marsden, Whitesnake, 
• Backing Vocals –  Liza Strike (tracks: 3, 5, 7)

• Engineer – Django John Punter*
• Mixed By – Django*, Mack (2), Roger*
• Producer – Roger Glover

Album Art & Booklet Review

• Original cover which made its way to the printer was scrapped at the last minute.
• Replaced with a cover picture of the moorland.
• It was redone for a second print as the first print was deemed too dark.
• Coverdale requested that the song “Northwinds” be swapped with “Keep on Giving Me Love” and this was done by the third printing.

• Design [Cover] – Peter Shepherd (2)
  • Album covers for Isaac Hayes, Cliff Richard, Sheena Easton
• Photography By [Front Cover Photo] – Peter Lavery
  • Album work for Pat Travers, Christopher Cross, and others
• Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Tom Schmid (2)
  • Only credit on Discogs

Album Tracks:

Side one:

1. Northwinds
   • Bass – Alan Spenner
   • Drums – Tony Newman
   • Electric Piano – Tim Hinkley
   • Guitar – Micky Moody
   • Instruments [Electric String Thing] – Graham Preskett
   • Piano, Vocals – David Coverdale
   • Synthesizer [Arp 2600] – Roger Glover
   • Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Liza Strike
   • Written-By – David Coverdale
2. Keep On Giving Me Love
   • Bass – Alan Spenner
   • Clavinet, Cowbell – Roger Glover
   • Drums – Tony Newman
   • Guitar – Micky Moody
   • Harmonica – Lee Brilleaux
   • Piano – Tim Hinkley
   • Vocals – David Coverdale
   • Written-By – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
3. Give Me Kindness
   • Bass – Alan Spenner
   • Drums – Tony Newman
   • Electric Piano, Vocals – David Coverdale
   • Guitar – Micky Moody
   • Piano – Tim Hinkley
   • “The Originals” featuring:
     • Clarinet – Ron Aspery
     • Trombone – Malcolm Griffiths
     • Trumpet – Henry Lowther
   • Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Liza Strike
   • Written-By – David Coverdale
   • “Class of 77’
     • Ronnie Jame Dio & Lady Wendy
     • Judy Lord
     • Judi Glover & Roger
     • “William” Fyffe & Lady Jacky
     • Ian E. Jones
     • Jon Walls
     • John Punter
     • John Cody
     • “Jools”
     • Charlie
4. Time & Again
   • Instruments [Electric String Thing] – Graham Preskett
   • Piano, Vocals – David Coverdale
   • Written-By – David Coverdale

Side two:

1. Queen Of Hearts
   • Bass – Alan Spenner
   • Drums – Tony Newman
   • Guitar, Vocals – Micky Moody
   • Lead Vocals – David Coverdale
   • Piano – Tim Hinkley
   • Vocals – Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Liza Strike
   • Written-By – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
2. Only My Soul
   • Bass – Alan Spenner
   • Drums – Tony Newman
   • Guitar – Micky Moody
   • Keyboards – Tim Hinkley
   • Synthesizer [Arp 2600] – Roger Glover
   • Violin – Graham Preskett
   • Vocals – David Coverdale
   • Written-By – David Coverdale
3. Say You Love Me
   • This song was rehearsed with Tommy Bolin in the summer of 1975.  Recordings of the rehearsals exist.
   • Bass – DeLisle Harper
   • Drums – Simon Phillips
   • Guitar [All] – Micky Moody
   • Instruments [Electric String Thing] – Graham Preskett
   • QuPiano, Organ – Tim Hinkley
   • Saxophone [Alto] – Ron Aspery
   • Synthesizer [Arp 2600 & Oberheim Polyphonic] – Roger Glover
   • Vocals – David Coverdale, Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, Liza Strike
   • Written-By – David Coverdale
4. Breakdown
   • Tells the story of Deep Purple’s demise.  Coverdale said, “There’s no way I could write a song about it without sounding like Purple.”
   • Was released as a single.
   • Bass – Alan Spenner
   • Drums – Tony Newman
   • Guitar – Micky Moody
   • Organ – Tim Hinkley
   • Violin – Graham Preskett
   • Vocals – David Coverdale
   • Written-By – David Coverdale, Micky Moody

Reception and Review

• “Shame on the Devil” and “Sweet Mistreater” were recorded between White Snake and “North Winds” and were included on the re-release of “North Winds” as bonus tracks.
• A list had other songs that were not included on the album whose master tapes are likely lost including: Sunrise to Sunset, Til the Sun Don’t Shine, It Would be Nice, and Love’s a Crazy Game.
• Purple Records was coming to a close by the release of this album and Coverdale’s contract moved to EMI.
• Album did not chart in the UK.  Four tracks were used on the “Snakebite” double EP and billed as Whitesnake’s debut album.
• Discogs Review:
  • abracadava
  • March 27, 2010
  • edited over 7 years ago
  • referencing Northwinds, LP, Album, 1C 064-60 414
  • i sold this release for £3 to my mate Martyn who added it to an enormous arsanel of seduction tools, which included a bookcase full of Jane Austin novels & a poster of a puppy.

• Geoff “Three Stars” Barton review in Sounds in 1978.

• Robbi Millar in Sounds in 1982: “. . . isn’t anything to get excited about.”

For Further Information:

• Album Liner Notes by Simon Robinson
• Sail Away: Whitesnake’s Fantastic Voyage by Martin Popoff
• Purple Records 1971-1978 by Neil Priddey
• Help from the archives of Jörg Planer

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Lead up to the Album:

• When we last left IGB Mike Moran was on keys.  He had since left and been replaced by Colin Towns on keys.
• Ray Fenwick looks back on IGB in “Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story” by Dave Thompson: “The first album was very, very good, I thought.  The thing with it was, Ian suddenly found himself in a band with a bunch of session guys and, of course, session guys like to play as much as they can when they get a chance.  In that situation, we were given a bit of room and rope, so we let the rope out a bit.”
• Dave Thompson also says that the punk scene was huge in the UK at this point.  Rainbow took advantage by spending much of their time in the UK and Japan during this time.  IGB spent most of their time in the UK and didn’t get a lot of traction.
• The band was under fire by the music press as well.
• Even Deep Purple fans weren’t on board with Ian Gillan Band.
• Fenwick stated that fans were getting a little unhappy about the funky elements in Ian Gillan Band.  “. . . by the time of the second album [Clear Air Turbulence], that terrible word ‘jazz’ was coming in.  But the worst thing we could have done was be another Deep Purple. We started to really experiment and, by the time we got to the third album [Scarabus], although we started doing shorter songs because we were thinking about radio play, we were also getting into some really strange stuff.”
• The band settled down at Kingsway, owned by Gillan himself, where they would have as much time as they needed to record.
• The album was recorded twice.  The first attempt was not satisfatory to Gillan so they cancelled their 1976 tour and re-recorded it.  Scarabus would be released just six months later.
• They toured in 1977 and released “Live at the Budokan” which features mostly Clear Air Turbulence.
• Gillan wanted Clear Air Turbulence to set them apart from Deep Purple and even the previous IGB album.
• Gillan says in his book, “Child in Time,” that he got a new manager named Gerry Black.  He admits to signing a contract blindly.
• Gillan says that at Island records they had signed people like Steve Winwood.  Gillan said at Island he’d spend many mornings playing pool with Bob Marley.
• Gillan also said that bands like IGB were considered second division.
• Gillan also tells a great story in his book about how he was tired of the band constantly taking taxis to go get cigarettes, strings, etc.  He told management to buy a car to save money. He came in and saw the car parked in his spot at the studio. He looked in and there was nothing in it: no seats, no steering wheel, no dashboard, nothing.  “. . . not a bloody thing. I was just a shell.”

Personnel

• Bass, Vocals – John Gustafson
• Drums, Percussion – Mark Nauseef
• Guitar, Vocals – Ray Fenwick
• Keyboards, Flute – Colin Towns
  • https://colintowns.com/
  • Taking over for Michael Moran
  • Previously with George Moody
• Vocals – Ian Gillan

Credits

• Arranged By [Brass] – Cy Payne (tracks: A1, A3, B1)
  • Tons of big band recordings
• Baritone Saxophone – Martin Frith
  •  
• Tenor Saxophone [Solo] – Phil Kensie* (tracks: A2)
  • http://www.philkenziesoss.com/
  • Manfred Mann, Wishbone Ash, Roger Daltrey, Rod Stewart, Eagles
• Trombone – Malcolm Griffiths
  • Slade, Martyn Ford Orchestra (Smoovin’), George Michael
• Trumpet – Derek Healey
  • Benny Goodman, Kenny Baker, 
• Trumpet – John Huckridge
  • Charlie Watts Orchestra

• Producer, Written By – I.G.B.*
• Engineer [Assistant] – Bob Broghia
  • Wizards Convention, Colin Towns, Bernie Torme, Gillan, 
• Engineer [Assistant] – Chas Watkins*
  • Gillan, Torme
• Engineer [Recording] – Brad Davis
  • Robert Fripp, John Prine, Stan Clarke
• Engineer [Remix] – Louie Austin*
  • http://www.louisaustin.com/about/
  • Strapps, Michael Shenker Group, Hardin & York, Jerusalem, Earl Jordan, Deep Purple – Fireball, 
• Mastered By – BilBo (3)
  • Denis Blackham
  • http://www.skyemastering.com/
  • Almost 2,000 entires on Discogs
• Recorded at Kingsway Recorders

Album Art & Booklet Review

• Painting [Sleeve] – Chris Foss (2)
  • Only 3 other entries on Discogs
  • https://www.chrisfossart.com/
  • Thousands of science fiction books, Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert (Dune), Arthur C. Clarke
  • Created the original line artwork for “The Joy of Sex”

• Gillan, discusses working with Chris Foss in his book “Child in Time”: and calls it “the bumble-bee spaceship.”

Back of the Album:

Many thanks for the enthusiasm, support and professional services

Gerry Black

Gary Lee

Byron Orme

Ezee-Hire

Maurice Plaquet

Percussion Services

Album Tracks:

Side one:

1. Clear Air Turbulence
2. Five Moons
3. Money Lender
   1. Per “The Complete Deep Purple” by Michael Heatley, Gillan is referencing his former manager, Bill Reid.
   2. Gillan claims to regret this, “In truth, I had not a single reason to think badly of the man.”  He had just gotten a tax bill for £385,000 and was looking for someone to blame.

Side two:

1. Over the Hill
2. Goodhand Liza
3. Angel Manchenio

Reception and Review

• From Pop: Zweitling vom ex-purple-sanger und seiner band, in der nach wie vor erstklassige typen mittun ( ). musikalisch ist die truppe. bei alter harte bleibt der sound uberall transparten und grazil. trotz-dem fehlt etwas: gute songs, melodien, knuller. das lobenswerte teamwork (all songs enstanden in gemeinsamer arbeit) erbringt nur heisse luft.
• Second of the ex-purple-singer and his band, in which still first-class types now (Ray Fenwick, John Gustafson). the group is musical. with old hard the sound remains transparent and delicate everywhere. Nevertheless, something is missing: good songs, melodies, pacifiers. The commendable teamwork (all songs were created in collaboration) only provides hot air.
• New Musical Express references the canceled tour and refers to the band as “Clean Air Turbulence.”

Re-mixes available:

• The Rockfield Mixes
• The Rockfield Mixes Plus

For Further Information:

• Album Liner Notes
• CD/LP Liner Notes
• Help from the archives of Jörg Planer
• Child in Time by Ian Gillan
• Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story by Dave Thompson
• The Complete Deep Purple by Michael Heatley

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History: 

• Dio took his name from the gangster Johnny Dio.
• Johnny Dio Questioned by McClellan Committee in 1957
• Early 50s and 60s stuff
  • Ronnie and the Red Caps – What I’d Say
  • The Electric Elves – It Pays To Advertise (1967)
  • Ronnie Dio and the Prophets
  • Ronnie Dio and The Prophets on TV

Personal intros to Ronnie

• John’s 1983 spectrum concert on VHS – Dio Live at the Spectrum
  • Dragon slaying at 1 hour 2 minute mark.
• Nate’s hearing Live Evil at my cousin Jeff’s and later Mob Rules – Black Sabbath – Live Evil – Mob Rules
• Jonn and Nate going to see Dio at The Strand in 1997
• John meeting him at Newbury Comics in ‘02
• John’s experience at fundraiser concert in 2019
• John @ 2019 Hologram show covered in Episode # 9 – In Rock (25th Anniversary Edition)

Interview with James Curl

Favorite Dio Tracks From Different Eras:

• Tweet: What’s your favorite track of the Elf years?
  • Elf – Never More (1972)
  • Covered in The Deep Purple Podcast – Episode #48 – Elf – Elf.
• Tweet: What’s your favorite track of the Rainbow years?
  • Rainbow Live in Munich 1977
  • Kill the King
• Tweet: What’s your favorite track of the Black Sabbath years?
  • Black Sabbath – Die Young
• Tweet: What’s your favorite track of the Dio years?
  • Dio – Fallen Angels

Interview with Claude Schnell

• Full interview available as bonus episode here:

Dio in Modern Culture 

• Tenacious D – Dio
• Dio on South Park
• Alice Cooper + Dio on ‘Big brother 2001’ Norwegian TV-show Part 1:2
• Alice Cooper + Dio on ‘Big brother 2001’ Norwegian TV-show Part 2:2
• Ronnie James Dio Interview – Cancer Fight in Houston
• Tenacious D – Kickapoo
  • 2:00 mark father leaves and he prays to Dio 

Favorite Moments:

• Glenn Hughes performing Catch The Rainbow (full song) – Dio public memorial May 30th 2010
• Ronnie James Dio & Deep Purple & Orchestra – Sitting in a Dream

For Further Information:

• Ronnie James Dio: A biography of a heavy metal Icon by James Curl

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In this episode we interview Laura Shenton, author of Dance With The Devil: The Cozy Powell Story, and break down some of Laura’s favorite Cozy Powell moments!

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Interview with Laura Shenton, Author of “Dance with the Devil: The Cozy Powell Story”

Laura’s Top 5 Cozy Powell Songs

• Laura’s Pick #5
  • Cozy Powell – Theme 1
• Laura’s Pick #4
  • Rainbow – Lost in Hollywood
• Laura’s Pick #3
  • Whitesnake Live – 1812 Overture Live in Germany 1983
• Laura’s Pick #2
  • Rainbow – Kill the King
• Laura’s Pick #1
  • Rainbow – Stargazer (Live in Nurnberg 1976)

For Further Information:

• http://www.cozypowell.com/
• Dance With The Devil: The Cozy Powell Story

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