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Lead up to the Album:

• In 1994 Nick Simper joined Mick Underwood to form a project called Quatermass II. They also got Bernie Torme on guitar and Peter Taylor on vocals.
• Simper and Underwood met up at an RPM records party and agreed to organize a jam. They eventually recruited session singer Peter Taylor and Bernie Torme. Torme reported backed out in case they got a heavy touring schedule.
• Dave Hodgkinson writes on The Highway Star
  • “Mick Underwood and Nick Simper got together at the RPM records Christmas party in 1995 and started recording some tracks with Bernie Torme and an old friend vocalist, Pete Taylor.”
• Peter Taylor and Bernie Torme left together to record the album Wild Irish. Taylor doesn’t have performance credits on the album but is credited with co-writing the song “Ghost Walking” which appears on the album.
• Darker Than Blue #49, February 1997
  • http://www.deep-purple.net/dpasmags/dtb49.html#10

Quatermass II – News

From Darker Than Blue, Issue #49, February 1997 Last issue we reported this reunion, and we can now bring the story up to date. I hinted that we weren’t 100% happy with the vocal sound on the first demos, well it turned out that neither Nick nor Mick were convinced either. So Pete Taylor went, to be replaced by singer Bart Foley. Again not a name that will ring bells with too many of us, but he has worked mainly as a writer (and notched up hit songs both here and in America). Hearing the newer tapes, his voice certainly fits the band more.It’s very good quality rock, perhaps a little AOR for my particular listening tastes these days, but it’ll be interesting to hear the final mixes, which will also have keyboards on courtesy of Don Airey. The band have decided that without major label input it would be very difficult to tour in any way, so for now Quatermass 2 will remain a recording project. Foley is signed to EMI for a solo album which makes it hard for them to gig. The CD is provisionally titled Long Road and release should be sometime in the spring / early summer.

• From DPAS:
  • Drummer Mick Underwood originally launched a band called Quatermass back in September 1969, along with current Episode Six bandmates Pete Robinson and John Gustafson. They made one (now cult classic) album on Harvest, and split up in 1971. Ritchie Blackmore later covered ‘Black Sheep Of The Family’ on the first Rainbow album.
  • In 1994 Underwood got talking to Nick Simper at an RPM Records bash, and arranged to have a jam, which lead to the formation of a new band. Experienced session singer Peter Taylor and ex-Gillan guitarist Bernie Torme were brought in, but after initial rehearsals Torme decided to back out in case a heavy touring schedule became a possibility. Nick replaced him with Gary Davis. At this point the band settled on the name Quatermass 2, and recorded a three track demo tape. However, neither Nick nor Mick were 100% happy with the vocal sound on the demos, leading Peter Taylor to be replaced by singer Bart Foley.
  • As well as bringing in Bart Foley, the band also decided that without major label input it would be very difficult to tour in any way, so Quatermass 2 (like Fandango before) were to remain a studio-based project. The fact that Foley was signed to EMI for a solo album also made it hard for them to gig.
  • Much of the material for their album was written by Foley and Davis, with two tracks contributed by original Quatermass bass player John Gustafson, and one by guitarist Bernie Torme. Don Airey was brought in to add keyboard touches, and the album, aptly titled ‘Long Road,’ was finally released in the UK on RPM / Thunderbird in November 1997. It was a quality rock album, veering towards AOR at times, and was generally very well received.
  • However, it proved to be a one-off, and Nick Simper returned to playing rock’n’roll in the London area with The Good Old Boys.
• Order form to order the album: https://www.thehighwaystar.com/rosas/connoiss/ceedee.htm

From Original Announcement:

Quatermass II features four of the finest British players and songwriters in the UK today.
Mick Underwood (drums) and Nick Simper (bass) have long-standing careers in rock music having been founder members of Gillan and Deep Purple respectively. The other two members, Bart Foley (vocals, guitar)  who has worked with Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath) and Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) and Gary Davis (guitar) complete an impressive line-up and they are all joined by ace keyboard player Don Airey (Rainbow, Brian May).

Back in the early 1970s the original Quatermass was a archtypal “Progressive” rock band featuring Underwood on drums and John Gustafson (who contributes two tracks to “Long Road”) on bass. Nick Simper was in the original line-up of Deep Purple at the time of the highly successful single “Hush”. Following Purple, Simper fromed Warhorse.

The idea behind Quatermass II is to write and perform music in a modern 90s idiom, whilst maintaining the original (70s) group’s high standards in songwriting and playing. In 1997 the album “Long Road” was released in Japan and Europe. The Angel Air release includes specially commissioned photos, liner notes and a bonus track.

Please note, this title not available in Japan / Asia

Core Band:

• Bass – Nick Simper
• Drums, Percussion – Mick Underwood
• Guitar [Lead] – Gary Davis (7)
  • Was in a band called Raw Glory with Mick Underwood.
• Keyboards – Don Airey
• Vocals, Guitar – Bart Foley
  • Irish singer
  • Worked with Randy Bachman, Cilla Black
  • Frontman of Celtic / Folk Rock band Creeds Cross

Technical:

• Produced by Quatermass II
• Engineered by Andrew Le Vien
• Executive Producer: Peter Purnell
• Recorded at RMS Studios, London, England

Album Art & Booklet Review

• Band photos by Dawson Strange Photography
• Front cover CD artwork by Pier 32 (Angel Air release)

Quatermass II would like to thank Val, Sue and Lauren for their support and patience. Dave at The Shack, Trevor at Peter Cokkes, Roger at Sound services, John (The Terminator) Savage, Laney Amplifications, all at peer especially Andrew Greasley and Jennifer Burns, all at CeeDee Management and CeeDee Music UK and last but not least Don Airey.

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3. Wild wedding (John Gustafson)
4. Suicide blond (Gary Davis/Bart Foley)
5. River (Bernie Torme)
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Reviews

• https://www.allmusic.com/album/long-road-mw0000605887
  • 3 Stars
  • Long Road Review by Keith Pettipas
  • The original Quartermass was an early ’70s progressive band that recorded for the Harvest label in 1970. Widely sought after by collectors, the original lineup consisted of John Gustafson, Peter Robinson and Mick Underwood. The original band only recorded one album then split, with band members going on to other projects. Quartermass II was formed by original band member Mick Underwood in the mid ’90s. This incarnation of the band also features founding member of Deep Purple Nick Simper and top session players Bart Foley and Gary Davis. The music of Quartermass II is not progressive like that of its predecessor, but it is your basic commercial hard rock sound from bands as Whitesnake, Starship, Aerosmith or many others. While not overly spectacular, this band could attract some notice from the curious who were familiar with the original Quartermass or the reputations of Underwood and Simper.
• Darker Thank Blue #50, February 1998
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Quatermass II / Long Road – Album Review – Darker Thank Blue #50

QUATERMASS II LONG ROAD : Thunderbird GSA 108 : UK : November 1997 CDNick has been involved in a few projects recently. QUATERMASS 2 finally came out in Britain in December 1997. There is a “bonus” track on the Japanese edition. In fact the group didn’t have any extra tracks, so they used an old demo instead! There are a total of eleven tracks on the European edition, written either by the band, or by people like John Gustafson and Bernie Torme. Gustafson was the original Quatermass bassist. The other original member, Pete Robinson, now lives and works in America and couldn’t find enough free time to get involved in the project, though he did give it his blessing.We might as well kick off this issue with the first new offering to involve Nick Simper in over ten years. I’m still not over keen to review CDs on one’s own label, so we sent a copy to a freelancer who as well as writing for Beat Goes On, Mojo and others, is also interested in all things Purple.”Deep Purple’s original bassist Nick Simper and Ian Gillan’s erstwhile drummer Mick Underwood have pooled their considerable resources – and the outcome offers more than a whiff of Whitesnake at their best. Titles like Prayer for the Dying, Good Day To Die and Suicide Blonde do not exactly lead to expectations of a pleasant listening experience. But don’t be misled; those three are among the highlights of an album which offers much in the way of seriously appealing quality rock. There are delightful melodic touches and memorable hooks that linger in the brain long after the album stops playing. But that’s not to say that the material is wishy washy – just that it’s not made up of mindless thrashing about. Simper’s bass, so prominent on his work with Purple Mk 1, is again a forceful presence – now set against the driving drums of Underwood, whose own Purple links also extend to his having played with Ritchie Blackmore in the Outlaws and with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover in Episode Six. Singer Bart Foley and lead guitarist Gary Davis are more than credible cohorts, some assured vocals and fiercely-wrenched guitar work gracing the scene as Simper and Underwood readily convince you that they’re not lust grizzled old veterans simply going through the motions. The guesting Don Airey’s sensitively-applied keyboards are the icing on the cake. One must however single out River, penned by former Gillan guitarist Bernie Torme, as a real stand-out track while the final cut, Circus – credited to Davis/Foley/ Simper/Underwood – is a fine send-off which ensures the standard has been maintained throughout.” Russell Newmark

• Dave Hodgkinson on The Highway Star:
  • The album, aptly titled “Long Road” features eight rock-solid compositions with Underwood and Simper’s fat rocking rhythm section backing Davis’ excellent guitar work. Foley’s slightly gravely vocals top it perfectly.
  • So?
  • Here’s the tragedy – there’s nothing in this album to offend. There’s nothing to challenge the listener. It’s all beautifully executed and produced; the slow numbers like “River” and “Woman in Love” descend with aplomb, guitar and vocals soaring above moody bass and drums; the pacier numbers zip along above a thumping rhythm section. But where are the songs that make you go “What the F*** was that?”, or simply “Huh?”.
• On The Highway Star:
  • When I played the album for the first time – at max volume – I jumped up shouting out “What the bl..dy h.ll” is this? Well this was the song ‘River’ a wonderful piece of music. And if that was not enough there are some more gems on the album like the rocking Coming home, Daylight robbery with the sing-a-long chorus and there’s very good guitar playing in every song. Everybody who loves guitar dominated albums with good rocking songs must go and get this one.
  • Hans van der Meiden.
  • The Netherlands

From old Angel Air Website:

“Long Road” (SJPCD033)

…filled with the kind of modern prog frills, thrills and riffs which one would expect.

Martin Hudson, “Wondrous Stories“

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…The songs on “Long Road” are perfect in every conceivable way, from their loving construction straight on through to the final studio performances…This is a very upbeat album and, dare I say, danceable! It is melody and rhythm in complete synchronicity…

There is a power here that is uncontrived and intangible and no other song on this record is a better example than, “River”…beautiful, powerful and moving…grab this disc…

“On The Record“, Music America Magazine

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Recorded in 1997 this is heavy metal of the melodic variety ­ perhaps for the specialist of metal Quartermass II may sound like many others ­ bits of Deep Purple, Cold Chisel, Zed, Export, Asia, Choirboys, Ian Gillan Band, etc ­ screaming vocals unnerving but nevertheless for the most part a pleasurable listen…
Standout tracks are ‘Wild Wedding’ reminds of Dave Edmunds, ‘Long Road’ brilliant the way it splutters into life plus scinterlating vocal & fretboard meanderings, ‘Suicide Blonde’ AOR with plenty of emotion, ‘Daylight Robbery’ vocalist Foley sounding so much like Ian Gillan. All songs written by the band except two tracks from John Gustafson
(founder member of Quartermass as well as member of Ian Gillan Band) and one from Bernie Torme (Mick Underwood’s formor mate from Gillan).

Zabadak magazine

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One may snicker at this rather dated concept, but Quatermass 11 does it so well, one must look beyond and focus on the music itself, which is quite good considering. With up-front production, crunchy guitars, angelic, soaring vocals and strong performances from all members, Long Road will please those who fondly remember those late-seventies arena rock bands.

The River Reporter (USA), April 1999

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…their creation has been repackaged with a 12-page booklet replete with decent photos and info…
A fairly decent slice of melodic hard rock…

Tim Jones, Record Collector (May 1999)

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This is an absolute cracker of an album and should ensure that Quatermass II’ makes more of an impact than the original band…

Terry Craven, Wondrous Stories (May 1999)

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Some Angel Air releases are more important historically than they are musically but, in this case, the album is a damn fine listen…One to savour.

Rock ‘n’ Reel, Autumn 1999

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatermass_(band)
• https://www.discogs.com/release/6557152-Quatermass-II-Long-Road
• http://www.deep-purple.net/dpasmags/dtb49.html#10
• http://www.deep-purple.net/dpasmags/dtb50/dtb50.html#16
• https://web.archive.org/web/20000229071456fw_/http://www.angelair.force9.co.uk/reviews.htm
• http://www.deep-purple.net/tree/quatermass2.htm
• https://www.giginjapan.com/quatermass-ii-feat-nick-simper-demo-sessions-and-rarities/
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Album Tracks:

1. I’m Saying Nothin’
2. Lazy Sod
   • “Recently, a young journalist asked me how many songs I had written in my life. I replied that the last time my assistant counted, twenty years ago, it was over 500. I felt quite accomplished until she pointed out Dolly Parton’s 5,000 songs, calling me a lazy sod. I couldn’t help but agree and wrote down the exchange in my notebook.” Ian Gillan in a recent interview (ROCKS magazine, June 2024)
3. Now You’re Talkin’
4. No Money To Burn
5. I’ll Catch You
6. Bleeding Obvious

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Reception and Charts:

• In Classic Rock UK Ian Gillan says: “I didn’t want to conceptualise the album, but I wanted some common thread. There’s no literal connection, it’s just a mood thing. They feel like they’re all coming from the same room.”

Reviews

• Classic Rock interview from June.
• Power Play Rock & Metal Magazine
• Rasmus Heide in The Highway Star
• ROCKS Magazin #101 (Translation by Raff Kaff)
  • Deep Purple =1
  • A classic
  • When Deep Purple announced the definite departure of Steve Morse, who worked for Deep Purple for nearly 3 decades- longer than any other guitarist- and who built an era with the band that had late career highlights with the release of the album trilogy Now What, Infinite and Whoosh, you could have bet that that was it for the hard rock troopers that entered the ring in 1968.
  • However, Deep Purple have always been a band that lived and played by their own rules.
  • The sympathy, that one would like to extend to him ( Morse) after the first incredulous listen is insofar no surprise. He, who kept Purple alive for so long and accomplished great things, but who, for many, played too delicately, with too little power and, after all, not dominantly enough.
  • What had happened? The gentlemen that had turned gray in dignity stand at the very front of the stage together with their new guitarist Simon Mc Bride and stick their bare behinds with delight and in unison into the faces of the notorious nay-sayers, for whom DP ceased to exist after the final exit of Ritchie Blackmore in 1993.
  • =1 is an inspired, hard and playfully fresh album whose obvious guitar sound surprises the listener and which excites with attainable songs. [An album] that pushes all of its classical characteristics through the filter of time (?). All that with a belligerent and physical presence, that even the comeback album from years ago “Perfect Strangers” lacked in some places.
  • It only takes the first one and a half songs to be sucked deeply into =1. The record begins with a percussive guitar-figure that goes on to become the first significant guitar riff of the Mark 9 incarnation throigh a very poignant tonal sequence.
  • As soon as Don Airey’s meaty organ passages set in, that McBride answers forcefully with mighty rhythm salvos, the sound and effect of “Show Me” result in some parallels to “Highway Star”- performed with the maturity of a band that has nearly 60 eventful business years to show for themselves. Anyhow, the organ and guitar point, time and again, to the legendary double Lord-Blackmore.
  • Following up, “A bit on the Side” with its trudging Bass goes much furtherand lets their ( the band’s) unbrifled greed for jams shine through, from which DP shape their songs these days. A short Synth-solo in the middle, an Organ-Drum break ( Ian Paice is THE swing machine anyway and simply the bomb!), then it continues with the remainder of the verse. And then, when everything could be well and over with, McBride comes along with a teeth-baring solo, as if there was no tomorrow- a dream of a Jam-inferno, much too short for a record, that Airey rekindles time and again with his organ passages. You just have to sit down for a bit afterwards!( like you have to catch your breath)
  • Also “Sharp Shooter” lives on a surprisingly hard guitar riff that is kept on a 70s level by Airey’s smacking organ. Shortly before and during McBride’s lead entry there are indeed a few “Space Truckin'” moments: Whoever struggled with the more mellow guitar work on the Morse-era albums will be absolutely delighted. Especially by the brooding “No Money to Burn”. “A Portable Door”, with its majestic shuffle groove, is the catchiest and by far the most classic (i.e. most MK2 -like) Purple piece in a thousand years, in which organ and guitar align first, then hiss and spit (like a cat)  at each other.
  • “Old Fangled Thing” is a playful piece, during which it seems that Alice Cooper might have shown up in the studio. There is a second Cooper moment on “Lazy Sod” that, aside from that, could have easily been created with Riff Master Ritchie Blackmore himself.
  • “If I were you”, as a focused power ballad, could pass for a sequel to “When A Blind Man Cries and possesses a touching, sentimental quality only in part due to the age in Gillan’s vocal delivery and the added strings. McBride’s power-blues solo reminds, in its singing tone and expression, of Gary Moore as well as Warren Haynes. Deep Purple saved two of their most genius numbers for last: The highly dramatic
  • “I’ll catch you” begins almost like a depressing Broadway-bar number, Ian Gillan’s story-telling in the surrounding of his band gives goose bumps that McBride intensifies with his lead interjections. And when 
  • “Bleeding Obvious concludes the album, raising a crazy Prog suite that gives a Purple nod to Kansas, Dream Theater and even briefly Iron Maiden, the craziness is complete. As fantastic as the precursors with Steve Morse may have been: maybe they were “merely” the groundwork to this unbridled album with brutally strong and memorable songs, with which the British gentlemen give Simon McBride an unshakeable place in the band’s history and take him along to the Pantheon of rock history.
  • “Machine Head” and “In rock” do not shrink by a millimeter if one states the truth: =1 is a classic!
  • 10/10

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For Further Information:

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• https://www.discogs.com/release/31237654-Deep-Purple–1
• https://www.thehighwaystar.com/thsblog/2024/06/14/we-listen-to-the-new-album-part-1-1/
• https://www.thehighwaystar.com/thsblog/2024/06/23/we-listen-to-the-new-album-part-2-1/
• ROCKS Magazin #101 – Review
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Lead up to the Album:

• In April 7, 1975 Ritchie played his last show with Deep Purple at a show in Paris.
• In May 1975 the future of the band was uncertain. Lord and Paice weren’t entirely keen on the idea of carrying on in the band without Ritchie.
• Hughes and Coverdale, on the other hand, wanted to keep things going.
• They were all living in LA at the time so they rented a rehearsal space at the Columbia Sound Stage in Hollywood.  The sound stage had been used for Columbia studio and was the location for a lot of horror movie shoots prior to World War II.
• Robert Simon, who had been doing front of the house sound for rock bands, served as the sound engineer. Simon had been using this space as a rehearsal area for bands, letting them come to him rather than traveling and constantly being on tour.
• This new facility was called Pirate Sound Studios. Simon moved out a bunch of old props and soundproofed the area.
• While Deep Purple was one of the first to use the space it would go on to be used by Frank Zappa, Black Sabbath, and Fleetwood Mac as well as many others.
• Simon had worked with a company called Tychobrae which worked as a company doing sound for live shows, including California Jam.
• Simon had worked with Deep Purple in 1972 and 1973 and was called in by Colin Hart when the band was having sound issues in 1974.
• Deep Purple still needed a guitarist and had abandoned the idea of convincing Jeff Beck to join so they approached Clem Clempson and invited him to the studio.  After a few days they agreed there was no chemistry and that’s when Tommy Bolin was brought up. Robert Simon had worked with The James Gang and said he was a very promising player.
• Colin Hart proposed this guitarist to Coverdale who had already heard him on Billy Cobham’s “Spectrum” album and had him on his list.
• Once everything worked out and Tommy joined Simon taped the rehearsals so the band could hear the progress they were making on the songs.
• The tapes were, as many were in those days, reused.  However, some got put to the sided and wound up being put into storage in a rental garage in LA.
• Simon: “I must have dropped them down onto cassette and then forgotten all about them. On one I even taped a Wet Willie show over one side, can you believe it?” Overall two hours of the rehearsal were left.
• The tapes were not always rolling but Simon would occasionally start up the tape when something was coming together.

Core Band:

• Bass – Glenn Hughes
• Drums – Ian Paice
• Guitar – Tommy Bolin
• Organ – Jon Lord
• Vocals – David Coverdale

Technical:

• Engineer – Robert Simon (2)
• Restoration [Sound] – Nick Watson

Album Art & Booklet Review

• Photography By [Photographs, All except Pages 18 & 20] – Fin Costello, Redferns
• Photography By [Photographs, Pages 18 & 20] – DPAS*
• Coordinator [Coordination] – Simon Robinson (2)
• Cover – Simon Robinson (2)
• Design [CD Design] – Darker Than Blue Ltd.
• Liner Notes – Simon Robinson (2)

From Liner Notes:

Recorded during studio rehearsals in the summer of 1975 with their new guitarist Tommy Bolin, this previously unissued set includes early versions of “Come Taste..” album tracks, and several lengthy instrumental jams.

Track 10 is not mentioned in the booklet, or in the Tracklist on the backcover. It is an impromptu version of “I Got You Babe” by Sonny Bono.

Recorded at Pirate Sound Studio, California, USA, June 1975.

Sound Restoration done at SRT Studios.

All Tracks published by Purple Music Ltd.,

except Track 5 published by Peer Music UK Ltd.

Credits:

Our thanks to Robert Simon (aka Captin California), his wife Rita (and Buzz the parrot) for their hospitality during a couple of memorable days in snowy Lake Tahoe and to Mark Maddock for his company. Also to Tony Edwards at Deep Purple (Overseas) Limited; Nick Robinson for the cyber connections, Mike Richards and Martin Ashberry for their input; Nick Watson for his incredible work on the sound restoration; Steve Church for his enthusiasm; Mike Drumm at the Tommy Bolin Archives for helping it happen; Ann Warburton for (still) letting me do all this – and to everyone out there who has waited patiently for this release.

Thanks also to the Official Deep Purple Appreciation Society.

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Notes taken from Simon Robinson’s liner notes for the CD release.

1. Owed to G (Bolin)
   • Tommy wrote most of the instrumental part to this song at Pirate Studios.  He later said: “Jon and Glenn were going to call their half ‘Gersh’ and I was going to call my half ‘Win’ but we though that’d be a little too sick!”
2. If You Love Me Woman (Bolin, Coverdale)
3. The Orange Juice Song (Coverdale, Lord)
   • Jon’s part is based on Rodrigo’s Concerto de Aranjuez (our title is how many orchestral players refer to it!) with David doing some fine seemingly improvised singing. Simon notes that it seems to be reminiscent of “Need Your Love So Bad” that would later serve as a Whitesnake B-side.
4. I Got Nothing For You (Bolin, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord)
5. Statesboro Blues (Blind Willie McTell)
   • This is a well known blues standard that Tommy likely played as a young blues player.  Simon notes that it’s not very often we get to hear Deep Purple playing material like this.
6. Dance to the Rock & Roll (Bolin, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice)
   • During the 1974 tour “Space Truckin” was reworked to give Glenn a chance to take lead and where Coverdale would join in.  This section evolved out of those jams.
7. Drifter (Rehearsal Sequence) (Bolin, Coverdale)
   • There were a couple of goes in about 15 minutes of tape on this song with Glenn and David working out harmonies.  The opening banter features “Nicky” who is roadie Nick Bell. The other voice is Tommy Bolin.
8. Driver (Version 1) (Bolin, Coverdale)
9. The Last of the Long Jams (Bolin, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice)
10. Untitled Song (impromptu version of I Got You Babe) (Sonny Bono)

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Reception and Charts:

• It was from these June rehearsals that Tommy went off to start work on his solo album.
• The band then reconvened in Munich in August to record “Come Tast The Band.”
• Tommy is said to have wanted to use the guys in Deep Purple for his solo album but was unable to as they were unable to record in the US for copyright reasons.
• The studio at Pirate Sounds was divided so two bands could use it at the same time.  While Deep Purple were using it he was contacted by Ritchie Blackmore who wanted to use it to audition players for Rainbow. He told him who was using the other part of the studio by Blackmore didn’t care.  He thought Blackmore may balk at the price but he didn’t and so it was that both bands ended up showing up. Deep Purple were not very happy about this arrangement.
• Robert Simon had hoped Ritchie would take him on tour with Rainbow to do sound but it didn’t happen. Later Deep Purple would get a sort of revenge on Simon by stating on the liner notes for “Come Taste The Band” that it was “written and conceived at Musicland.”

For Further Information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_May_Come_and_Days_May_Go
• https://www.discogs.com/release/1017875-Deep-Purple-Days-May-Come-And-Days-May-Go-The-California-Rehearsals-June-1975
• https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/image?sort=mostpopular&phrase=deep%20purple%201975%20june&license=rf%2Crm
• https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/image?family=editorial&phrase=deep%20purple%20costello%20june%201975&sort=mostpopular
  • Fin Costello pics from photoshoot and rehearsal.
• https://musicbrainz.org/release/8cc42389-d2ed-441c-9d56-85eb2462d1fe
• Help from the archives of Jeff Breis.

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Album Tracks:

1. Cry For Love (Coverdale, Slick)
   • Harmonica – Jimmy Z
   • Piano [Left Hand] – Mike Finnigan
   • Guitar: Doug Bossi, David Coverdale and Earl Slick
   • Harmonica: Jimmy Z (Saxophone)
   • Mentioned on Restless Heart album cover
   • Played with Rod Stewart, and on Weird Al in 3D
   • Jasper Coverdale – shaker
2. Living on Love (Bossi, Coverdale, Slick)
   • Other [Madness And Mayhem] – John X
   • guitar:
   • Doug Bossi and Earl Slick
   • keyboard:
   • Derek Hilland
3. Midnight Blue (Bossi, Coverdale)
   • Piano – Mike Finnigan
   • Guitar: Doug Bossi and Earl Slick
4. Too Many Tears (Coverdale, Vanenberg)
   • Guitar [Synth] – Doug Bossi
   • Written-By – Vandenberg*
   • guitar:
   • Doug Bossi and Earl Slick
   • keyboard:
   • John X. Volaitis
   • After hearing the original version on “Restless Heart” the singer Chris Isaak suggested doing this in the style of Roy Orbison. Coverdale said he was a huge fan of Roy Orbison and decided to re-record it in this style with a new arrangement.  Vandenberg was not a fan of this idea saying that there was already a great version of the song.  Coverdale replied: “It’s totally great, but I just wanted to see what it’s like with some different colors.”
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   • lead vocals:
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   • vocals:
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Reception and Charts:

• released by EMI on 25 September 2000 in the UK and by Dragonshed on 21 November in the US.
• Peaked at #5 in the UK rock and metal charts.
• In an interview with Classic Rock magazine in 2000, Coverdale stated: “The whole premise of my new record, Into The Light, is about coming out of what I felt was a dark period. […] I didn’t really know who I was, using the illusion of David Coverdale I’ve created, or that other people have. I got tired of trying to live up to that, which is not necessarily who I am.”^[3] Despite Restless Heart being released under the Whitesnake name, Coverdale considers it and Into the Light “brother and sister albums”.^[4]
• There were several songs written for these sessions that were later released on the 2020 compilation “Love Songs.” These included the tracks, Yours for the Asking, With All of My Heart, and Let’s Talk It Over.  The first track was written about his wife, while the last was written after a four-day “misunderstanding” between the two.  Coverdale hoped to record Let’s Talk It Over with Tina Turner.
• The song Flesh & Blood was also written for this album but did not see release until the album by the same name was released in 2019.
• A supporting tour for the album never happened.  Coveredale said the cost of touring as an individual solo artist was too high.
• Coverdale started working on a follow up solo album but stopped in 2002 and re-formed Whitesnake.

Reviews

• https://www.allmusic.com/album/into-the-light-mw0000106539
  • 3/5
  • Into the Light Review by Alex Henderson
  • In 2000, David Coverdale was officially a full-time solo artist, but it wasn’t like the former Whitesnake and Deep Purple vocalist had never recorded an album by himself — his first solo project, Northwinds, came out in the late ’70s. Although not groundbreaking, 2000’s Into the Light is a decent solo effort that should please those who admire his ’70s and ’80s output. In fact, this isn’t a radical departure from the British singer’s work with Whitesnake and Deep Purple. Instead of attempting to be relevant to the alternate rock scene of 2000, Coverdale sticks with the type of commercial hard rock, arena rock, and power ballads that he is best known for. And even though the songs (all of which he wrote or co-wrote) aren’t quite in a class with his best Purple and Whitesnake offerings, they are enjoyable; Coverdale’s die-hard fans will find that he is as confident and assured on bluesy rockers like “Cry for Love” and “River Song” as he is on the power ballad “Don’t You Cry.” Into the Light often sounds like it could have been recorded in the 1970s or 1980s instead of 2000, which is just as well — Coverdale aficionados won’t find innovation on this CD, but they will find that the singer is still quite capable of holding their attention.
• Llewellyn, Siân (18 September 2000). “David Coverdale – Into the Light (EMI/Chrysalis – advance CD)”. Classic Rock. London, England: Future. p. 63.
  • 4/5
• Sheils, Liam (4 November 2000). “David Coverdale – Into the Light (EMI 5281242)”. Kerrang!. No. 826
  • KKK
• Mineur, Matthias (2000). “David Coverdale – Into the Light (EMI)”. Metal Hammer. Vol. 17, no. 10. Munich, Germany: AS Young Mediahouse GmbH. p. 86.
  • 6/7
• Kereiff, John (15 September 2001). “Into the Light – David Coverdale (Dragonshead)”. Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. p. 22. Retrieved 26 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/558845425/
  • 5+ stars
  •  INTO THE LIGHT David Coverdale (dragonshead) Mister Whitesnake is back, kicking butt and taking names.
  • Had a bugger of a time getting this; special-ordered this U.S. import and waited forever a small price to bask in its greatness. Coverdale sings instead of the hysterical screaming he’s known for, the songs are more believable than the hair band tripe he peddled for much of the ’80s. “Into The Light” is a refinement of what he does so well. He’s always been a great voice but now treats his gifts and craft with respect.
  • “Light” sticks close to the blues-based rock that is his forte and the quiet stuff feels on the mark, not mawkish radio swill. He throttles back and still delivers but if it’s top speed highway screamers you need, David doesn’t disappoint. Kudos too to an excellent backing band that features Denny Carmassi (ex-Heart, on drums, bassist Marco Mendoza (currently with Ted Nugent) and guitarist Earl Slick. This is an excellent album, one of the year’s best your only chance to likely catch an earful is to place your order and wait patiently, for several months if need be, as I did. KEY CUTS: Cry For Love, River Song, Don’t Lie To Me.
• David Coverdale – Into the Light”. Rock Hard (in German). Vol. 161. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  • 8/10
• Kane, Peter (2000). “David Coverdale – Into the Light (EMI: Chrysalis 5281242)”. Q. London, England: EMAP.
  • 2/5 stars
•  Mattila, Antti (9 July 2009). “David Coverdale: Into the Light”. Soundi (in Finnish). Pop Media Oy. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  • 3/5 stars
• Q Magazine – November of 2000 by Peter Kane
  • First post-Whitesnake solo venture from the preening double entendre.
  • 2 stars
• QMagazine – December 2001
  • 5/10 review?

For Further Information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Light_(David_Coverdale_album)
• https://www.discogs.com/release/2496116-David-Coverdale-Into-The-Light
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Lead up to the Album:

• In late 1999 and early 2000 there had been rumors that David Coverdale was being considered to replace Gary Cherone in Van Halen. David Coverdale said it was possible as he had been approached to replace initially when Sammy Hagar left.
• Rumors also began circulating that Coverdale was working on a solo project.  These turned out to be true.
• Coverdale mentioned that the name of the album was literal in that he felt he was coming out of a dark period and trying to rediscover who he was.
• Coverdale rented a house near to his own which they used for writing and rehearsing the songs on the album. He said this was one of the most prolific writing periods in his life.
• They submitted over twenty songs for the album and ended up letting the producers choose the songs that would go on the album.
• They spent three months at a studio in L.A. and three more at Coverdale’s home studio in Lake Tahoe.  According to Coverdale he had missed out on so much of his daughter growing up that he wanted to stay close to his wife and son so that he didn’t miss as much this time around.
• This is the first album that Coverdale recorded completely digitally using Pro Tools. He had long railed against digital recording because it lacked the “warmth” of analog but after being exposed to this way of recording he considered himself a “digital convert.”  He is quoted as saying that there is “really no difference” between the sound of digital and analog recording.
• In interviews Coverdale said that he felt this music was “more honest” and that he didn’t have to suit his songwriting to a particular band. He was able to use whatever musicians he want that would best suit the tracks at hand.

Core Band:

• Guitar – Doug Bossi
  • In Raising Lazaraus and The Mustard Seeds.
  • Worked with Glenn Hughes on “Building the Machine”
  • Also worked with Gregg Bissonnette
• Guitar – Earl Slick
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Slick
  • Worked with David Bowie, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Tim Curry, and many more.
• Danny Saber – guitar, bass (3)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Saber
  • Organ and keyboardist in LA.
  • Was in bands Black Grape and Agent Provacateur
  • Has worked with David Bowie, Madonna, U2, The Rolling STones, Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Busta Rhymes, Public Enemy.
  • Has also done movie scores.
• Backing Vocals – Doug Bossi
• Backing Vocals – John X
  • John X. Volaitis
  • Worked with DeBarge, David Bowie, Garbage, Ugly Kid Joe, Marliyn Mason, U2, and many more.
• Backing Vocals – Marco Mendoza
• Bass – Marco Mendoza
  • https://www.marcomendoza.com/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Mendoza
  • Thin Lizzy, Blue Murder, Whitesnake and with artists such as Ted Nugent, Ozzy Osbourne, David Coverdale and John Sykes, Al Jarreau, Michael Ruff, Edgar Winter, Scott Henderson, Tower of Power and The Cranberries.
• Tony Franklin – bass (4)
• Drums – Denny Carmassi
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Carmassi
  • Drummer with Montrose, Heart. Worked with Coverdale on Restless Heart.
• Guitar, Vocals – David Coverdale
• Keyboards – Derek Hilland
  • Keyboardist with REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Rick Springfield, Whitesnake, Iron Butterfly etc.
• Keyboards – John X 
• Lead Vocals – David Coverdale
• Organ – Mike Finnigan
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Finnigan
  • American player known for his Hammond work with Hendrix, Tommy Bolin, Peter Frampton, Dave Mason, Michael McDonald, Buddy Guy, Rod Stewart, Ringo Starr, and many more.
• Guitar [Solo] – Doug Bossi (tracks: 2, 3, 7 to 9, 11), Earl Slick (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10)
• Guitar [Twang] – Earl Slick (tracks: 9 to 11)

Technical:

• Engineer – Doug Bossi
• Engineer – Rich Veltrop
  • Lots of credits working with Kenny Loggins, Warren Zevon, Babyface, Rage Against The Machine, Macy Gray.
• Engineer [Mix Assistant] – Dylan Vaughan
  • Woirked with 2Pac, Limp Bizket, Toni Braxton, 
• Engineer [Pro Tools] – Bjorn Thorsrud
  • Worked with Bruce Dickinson, Collective Soul, Smashing Pumpkins.
• Engineer [Pro Tools] – Michael McIntyre
  • Mostly working with David Coverdale projects.
• Mixer: John X. Volaitis
• Mastered By – George Marino
• Mixed By – John X Volaitis
• Producer – David Coverdale
• Producer [Associate] – Thorsrud*, Bossi*, X*, McIntyre*
• Recorded By [Dc] – Michael McIntyre

Album Art & Booklet Review

• photography & creative coordination by russell young.
• art direction & design by stylorouge.
• midnight blue angel: cynthia
• Russell Young – photography, creative coordination
  • Did early photography for R.E.M. and The Smiths.
  • Photographed the cover for “Faith” by George Michael.
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  • Did many album designs for Siouxiee and the Banshees, Dr. John, The Cure, and many more.
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Liner notes:

produced by david coverdale on behalf of 8 Angels Productions.

associate producers: bossi, mcintyre, thorsrud and x mixed by: john x volaitis.

tracks engineered by: rich veltrop and doug bossi d.c. recorded by: michael mcintyre.

pro tools engineers: bjorn thorsrud and michael mcintyre

assistant mix engineer: dylan vaughanmastered by: george marino.

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art direction & design by stylorouge. midnight blue angel: cynthia. all songs published by north C music 8 Angels Productions and north C music are subsidiaries of w.r.e.i.

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1. Into the Light
   • Guitar: Doug Bossi, David Coverdale and Earl Slick
   • Keyboard: Derek Hilland
   • Jasper Coverdale – shaker
2. River Song
   • Guitar [Intro] – Doug Bossi
   • Guitar [Outro] – Doug Bossi, Earl Slick
   • Jasper Coverdale – shaker
   • This song was originally written for a possible second album with Jimmy Page. Coverdale is said to have had this song back in the 80s and there is a demo version on the 35th anniversary edition of “Slide It In.”
   • Coverdale says that this song is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix. Finnigan, who plays keyboards on this, also played on “Electric Ladyland.” Finnigan was meant to only be on this song but ended up playing on several tracks.
3. She Give Me
   • Guitar [Solo Resolve] – Reeves Gabrels
   • Guitar, Bass – Danny Saber
   • Percussion – John X
   • Guitar: Doug Bossi and Earl Slick
   • keyboard and percussion:John X. Volaitis
   • solo electric guitar:Reeves Gabrels
4. Don’t You Cry
   • Bass – Tony Franklin
   • Slide Guitar – Earl Slick
   • Tambourine – Bjorn Thorsrud
   • bass guitar:
   • Tony Franklin (UK rock bassist)
   • guitar:
   • Doug Bossi, Earl Slick and Dylan Vaughan (engineer)
   • keyboard:
   • John X. Volaitis
   • tambourine:
   • Bjorn Thorsrud (producer, engineer/programmer)
   • Coverdale describes this as a tribute to Jimmy Cliff’s “Many Rivers to Cross, “Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman” and Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry.”
   • Released with the B-side “Don’t Lie to Me” but failed to chart.
5. Love Is Blind (Coverdale, Slick)
   • Arranged By [Strings] – David Coverdale, Ruy Folguera
   • Strings – James Sitterly
   • bass guitar: Marco Mendoza
   • drums (drum set):Denny Carmassi
   • Guitar: Doug Bossi and Earl Slick
   • Organ: Mike Finnigan (keyboardist)
   • slide guitar: Doug Bossi
   • Strings: James Sitterly (violinist)
     1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/576715-James-Sitterly
     2. Lots of session work.
     3. Part of the Ya! Baby String Quartet
   • background vocals: Doug Bossi and Marco Mendoza
   • lead vocals: David Coverdale
   • strings arranger: Ruy Folguera
     1. https://www.ruyfolguera.com/
     2. Went on to work in film and TV  scoring.
   • music videos: “Love Is Blind” Music Video by Whitesnake and Love Is Blind (video) by David Coverdale
   • Jasper Coverdale – shaker
   • This song was released as the first single on the album.
   • Melody Maker reviewed the single in their September 13, 2000 issue:
   • “Love is Blind” (EMI/Chrysalis) 0 Stars? Hahahaha! Hahaha! Hahahahahaha! Jesus bloody Christ. David Coverdale. Whitesnake! Deep Purple! Aarrrgghhhh! (Don’t) ask your dad . . . 
   • An even less favorabe 0 star review of the song “Wonderin’” by Lily Ray.
6. Slave (Coverdale, Slick)
   • Guitar: Doug Bossi and Earl Slick
   • Coverdale is credited for music, Slick for lyrics.
   • This was released as a promo single and reached #33 on the BIllboard Mainstream Rock Charts.

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Upcoming Shows & Listener Meet Ups:

• Blackmore’s Night Shows
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  • June 29, Blackmore’s Night, Berklee Performance Center
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  • June 30th, Northampton, MA at The Academy of Music
    • https://www.aomtheatre.com/event/blackmores-night-with-the-wizards-consort/?fbclid=IwAR33EntNq83cM7iACdAJTTAhJUsAfD13Nlv9BpYylyPHpWImUt3DUS8RFzk_aem_Ae2BPN6cU5ym4whXNN2mX7x3Eq6ID8lanIgqpae3JWYIO2bHp3rsa26kqgJiHJS_xZLhzMqPs-ID79p1toOmmZT3
• August 15th!
  • Meet up with Lady Starstruck at the Tampa, FL show!
• August 22
  • Meet up with Rich at the Detroit, MI show!
• August 23
  • Meet up with Rich, John, Nate, Scott, and more at the Chicago, IL show!
• September Glenn Hughes Dates
  • Orchestra dates?
• November DP Dates in the UK
  • Possible patron meetups?

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• Deep Purple (The Third Album)
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Deep Purple in Popular Culture Clips

Deep Purple performing on USA TV with Hugh Heffner in 1968

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The missing Jon Lord on The Dating Game segment

The Simpsons – Homer Smoking Marijuana

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

• Raff writes in: There is this Manga whose protagonists are named after Bands or famous Songs. One villain is called Highway Star. The name of the Manga is Jojo’s Bizarre adventure and it has a couple of DP family names: Main villains are called Dio and Whitesnake
• https://jojo.fandom.com/wiki/Highway_Star
  • Diamond is unbreakable (English Dub) Heaven’s Door Vs. Highway Star
• https://jojo.fandom.com/wiki/Whitesnake
  • White Snake GUN scene Stone Ocean anime
• https://jojowiki.com/Dio_Brando
  • JOTARO VS DIO

Bette Midler in The Stepford Wives (2004)

• Around the 21:00 mark in the movie.

Tony Soprano digging some Deep Purple

Better Call Saul – Buttholes

• Better Call Saul • s1e4 • Hero2015
• Marco sings song while lying in the alley.

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• The $7.77 KeepItWarmRat Tier
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Cruella-Estella | Hush

Legend of Zelda / April

• Deep Purple – April
• Legend of Zelda, The (NES) Music – Dungeon Theme
• The Legend of Zelda (NES) Walkthrough (Part 10) – Level 8 “Lion” Dungeon
• Singing Mountain – The Legend of Deep Purple

Almost Famous (2000) 720p HD “I Am A Golden God / Tiny Dancer” Scene Clip

• Around 1:50 mark in the clip, walking through the hallway.

Twister, the movie and music (1996)

Jimmy Fallon Introduced Bernie Sanders to Cover of “Burn” by Deep Purple

• Archive.org
  • https://archive.org/details/WHO_20151209_043400_The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Jimmy_Fallon/start/1080/end/1140

The School of Rock -An inspirational scene

Spender S01E02 – Half a Ton of Heartaches

• Isolated scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFd2-A_DzZ8
• Timestamp at 15:50 in original episode
• Submitted by Lord Longford

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  • JJ Stannard
  • Ruinous Inadequacies
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