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Episode #165 – The Father’s Day Special

Link to video episode on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu7ghpXYWR8

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    • “Better Call” Saul Evans
    • Kev Roberts &  his wonderful children: Matthew, Gareth, and Sarah

Whitesnake Live in Illinois September 1, 2022!

  • Live at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.
  • John and Nate will be there.
  • Potential meet up beforehand!

Postcards From The Edge . . . OF CONNECTICUT!

  • This week we get a postcard from “The Roback!”

Deep Dive Podcast Network:

Young Nate and dad.
Nate’s dad’s ticket stubs. He texts: “Woodstock tickets. The bottom ticket was purchased to buy food. No food to buy so I was screwed out of 30 cents. No hamburger for me.”
Nate’s Dad (and friends) drinking responsibly at Woodstock.

Nate’s Dad:

  • Lazy from Live in Denmark 1972
    • From the video around the 44:30 mark.
Baby John and Pops.

John’s Dad:

  • Highway Star from Made in Japan.

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    • Percival Frequency

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    • Spike, The Rock Cat
    • Hank the Tank
    • Private Eyes
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    • Spike’s Mom
    • Blackmore’s Tights

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Episode #163 – Remembering Ray Fenwick

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    • Jeff Breis
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    • Kev Roberts &  his wonderful children: Matthew, Gareth, and Sarah

Apple Podcasts Reviews:

  • Jasur M
  • Russia – 5 Stars!
  • I’ll become a patron the second I get to own a credit card
  • Speaks for itself really. It’s a show you want to support and is definitely worth supporting! Every week you get something different, be it experiencing something new (which is how it’s been for me most of the time) or reviewing a classic moment in DP extended family history. Also, every 5-star review will be treated by Nate channeling his inner Mark Nauseef, like you heard just now, so don’t hesitate, fellow listeners! Thanks again -J

Postcards From The Edge . . . OF CONNECTICUT!

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Tracks:

The Syndicats – Crawdaddy Simone

Ray Fenwick – Stateside

Murgatroyd Band – Magpie Theme

Spencer Davis Group – The Screw?

Jon Lord – Windows

Roger Glover and Guests – Butterfly Ball – Fly Away

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Eddie Hardin – Money to Burn

Ian Gillan Band – Clear Air Turbulence

Ian Gillan Band – Scarabus Promo Video

Ray Fenwick – Queen of the Night

Forcefield – Hit and Run from Forcefield III: To Oz and Back

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    • Spike’s Mom
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Eddie Hardin – Wind in the Willows Live

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Episode #162 – Fandango (1977)

Link to video episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5DO3FW-vCQ

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  • Michael Boyette joining at the $5 “Money Lender” Tier!

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    • JJ Stanard writes in regarding his recent increase from $1 to $3 tier
      • You guys deserve it. Think I received this too late to pass anything on so no worries. 
      • Btw… I LIKED the Flaming Lips version of “Smoke On The Water” 😂😂😂 am I cancelled?!?

    Postcards From The Edge . . . OF CONNECTICUT!

    • Peter Gardow writes in to see how our protest of Etsy’s fees is going.

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    Personnel:

    • Bass, Vocals – Bob Danyls
      • Most credits are from Fandango.
      • Did play on a Brian Connolly (from The Sweet) album:”Hypnotized.”
    • Drums – Abe Speller
    • Guitar, Lead Vocals – Joe Lynn Turner
      • Guitar, Vocals – Rick Blakemore
        • Went on to have writing credits on JLT albums, Alkatrazz, Ted Nugent, and Girlschool.
      • Keyboards, Vocals – Denny LaRue*
        • Also went on to have writing credits with Ted Nugent and others.
      • Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Organ – Joe Delia
        • http://www.joedeliamusic.com/
        • Lots of credits on Discogs including being in Stevie Wonder’s band as well as The Isley Brothers and playing with Buster Pointdexter.
        • Also worked on music for movies.

      Additional Personnel:

      Technical:

      Album Art & Booklet Review

      • Art Direction – Ed Newmark
        • A few other scattered credits.
      • Design [Logo] – Peach Arts
        • Only credit is for Fandango logo.

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      • The $7.77 KeepItWarmRat Tier
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      Album Tracks:

      Side One:

      1. Headliner (LaRue, Blakemore)
      2. Down Down Down (LaRue, Blakemore)
      3. Jesse And Will (Blakemore)
      4. San Joaquin (LaRue, Blakemore)
      5. Life Of The Party (Delia, LaRue, Turner)

      Side Two:

      1. Shadow Boxing (LaRue, Blakemore)
      2. Helpless Heart (Meyers, Denny LaRue, Blakemore)
      3. Devil Rain (LaRue, Blakemore)
      4. Misery Road (LaRue, Blakemore)
      5. Goin’ Down For The Last Time (LaRue, Turner)

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        • Hank the Tank
        • Private Eyes
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        • Spike’s Mom
        • Blackmore’s Tights

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      Episode #161 – The Maze (M.I. Five)

      Link to video episode on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXWK0HWkRKQ

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      • Karl Hellberg – NEW PATRON ALERT
        • Joining at the $5.99 “Nice Price” Tier
        • Thank you for a great podcast, just signed up as a patreon! I was listening to John Norum’s (from the band Europe) solo album Total Control from 1987 the other day and discovered something interesting that I don’t know if you’re aware of. Listen to the track Too Many Hearts ”written by” John Norum and Marcel Jacob. I believe they forgot to give someone writing credits 😏🤷🏻‍♂️ … I know the original is Donovan but Deep Purple is a huge influence for the band Europe and I have been a fan of both band since the mid 80’s but haven’t noticed this before. 
        • Check it out and let me know if you hear what I hear! 😊👍
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      Apple Podcasts Reviews:

      • Karl Hellberg – Sweden
      • 5 Stars!
      • Interesting and entertaining
      • Very interesting and entertaining about the classic and constantly innovative band Deep Purple and their sprawling family tree. Highly recommended to all music geeks like me!

      Deep Dive Podcast Network:

      Lead up to the Album:

      • Ian Paice started having an interest in drums at the age of 14. On his 15th birthday he was given his first drum kit by his father.
      • After becoming proficient he started getting his first paid gigs working with his father for £3 a night.
      • Soon after that Paice joined his first rock group, Georgie and The Rave Ons playing in the Oxford area.
      • In mid-1965 the band changed their name to The Shindigs.  From deep-purple.net:
        • “They comprised Johnny Bosher on bass, Brian Nelson (no-one can remember what he did!), Ian and Stuart Forrest on lead and rhythm guitars, plus George (Georgie, the band’s namesake) Adams on vocals.”
      • Rod Evans began in a band called The Horizons based in Slough. From deep-purple.net:
        • “ . . . that included among its ranks Lenny Hawkes, later Chip Hawkes of The Tremeloes, on bass guitar.”
      • The band traveled around playing Hamburg and made very little in pay.  Mick Angus says they’d eat at cafes then run out to skip the bills because they didn’t have the money to pay.
      • At this time Rod Evans was doing modeling on the side to make some extra money.
      • The Horizons never recorded anything but toured around doing covers.  After some 1965 tours they broke up.  Their drummer wasn’t able to play in Hamburg for not being old enough so they had John Kerrison fill in who would later go on to be the drummer in Episode Six.
      • M.I. Five began in 1965 when Rod Evans joined a band called The Jumping Jimmy Band.
      • At some point, unclear when, this band changed its name to M.I. Five.
      • Paice’s band The Shindigs ended up playing gigs in support of M.I. Five fronted by Rod Evans.
      • Mick Angus says of Rod: “He used to be a big Cliff Bennett fan. He modelled his style on Bennet and Allan Clark of The Mollies.”
      • M.I. Five’s drummer quit and they began looking for a replacement and found one in Ian Paice.
      • Paice thought M.I. Five was a more professional band so he left The Shindigs to join them.
      • It was at this point that M.I. Five turned professional.
      • Paice moved in with Chris Banham’s family.

      MI Five / The Maze • The Complete Recordings [1966-1967] ℗ 2019

      Band Lineup:

      • Rod Evans – vocals
      • Chris Banham – organ
      • Eric ‘Jack’ Keene – bass
      • Roger Lewis – guitar
      • Ian Paice – drums
      • In 1966 the band cut their first single “You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You. which came out in September on Parolophone and was recorded on a single track machine.
      • In October or November of 1966 they changed their name to The Maze.  There was an American band with the same name that are unrelated.
      • They they worked on their second single “Hello Stranger” which was recorded for Robert Stigwood’s label Reaction.
      • This was recorded in December of 1966.
      • After this single release The Maze started playing more German gigs and eventually ended up in Italy as a live backing for a musical of the Arcnold Wesker play “Chips with Everything.” This was performed at The Piccolo Teatro in Milan, Italy.
      • They were hidden away from the audience and Paice said the band never saw the audience once.
      • They went into the studio and recorded an extremely rare Italian only single while they were there. This was intended to be a promotion for the stage production.  The two tracks were written by the play’s producers and they aired on local television.

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      • The band then headed to France to record a very rare French EP live in the studio.
      • Paice: “On the boat trip over I met this guy called Ritchie Blackmore who was on his way to Hamburg”, says Ian Paice. “I’d heard about him, what a great guitar player he was supposed to be, and we had a talk but that was all… never thought anything about it but after the job in Milan, The Maze got a three week booking at the Star Club in Hamburg and we met again.” 
      • Blackmore caught Paice live and offered him a drumming gig but Paice had to turn it down because The Maze were making money at this point.
      • The Maze’s last single was released on December 6, 1967.  It was the ballad “Cateri Cateri.”
      • After this the band wasn’t seeing much success from its singles.
      • Rod Evans was the first to leave.  He heard about a singing gig from Mick Angus advertised in Melody Maker and he replied to it.
      • When he got the job Ritchie asked Ian what he was going to do when The Maze broke up.  Ian said he went to the rehearsal when their original drummer, Bobby Woodman, wasn’t around and it was agreed that he’d join the band as well.
      • Ian Paice says: “It was pure chance really. If Mick hadn’t told Rod, and Rod hadn’t got the job I’d never have known about the gig.”

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      Episode #160 – The Mother’s Day Special

      Link to video episode on YouTube: 
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMX1EZ6MBXU

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      • Patron Upgrade:
        • Gerald Kelly – $15 “A Light in the Black” Tier

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      • The $25 “Uncommon Man” Tier
        • Ovais Naqvi
      • The $21.12 “Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll” Tier
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      • The $15 “A Light In The Black” Tier
        • Gerald Kelly – PATRON UPGRADE!! (episode 160, 161, 162, 163)
      • The £10 Tier
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        • Mikkel Steen
        • Jon Kines
      • $10 “Some One Came” Tier
        • Ryan M
        • Jeff Breis
        • Victor Campos
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      Little John and Toni

      John’s Mom: “Child in Time”

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        • Jesper Almén
        • Oleksiy The Perfect Stranger Slyepukhov
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        • Zwopper The Electric Alchemist
        • Tim “Southern Cross” Johnson
      Little Nate and Sandy

      Nate’s Mom: “You Can’t Do It Right”

      Thanks To Our Foundation Level Patrons:

      • The $3.33 Half Way to Evil Tier
        • Raff Kaff
      • $3 “Nobody’s Perfect” Tier
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        • Stuart McCord
        • Flight of the Rat Bat Blue Light
        • Øyvind Fjeldbu
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      • $1 Made Up Name Tier
        • The “Mother of All Drippy Tombs” Leaky Mausoleum
        • Stephen Sommerville The Concerto 1999 Fanatic
        • Spike, The Rock Cat
        • JJ Stannard
        • Hank the Tank
        • Private Eyes
        • Ashen Lionel
        • Spike’s Mom
        • Blackmore’s Tights

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      Episode #159 – Squares

      No YouTube this week as our episode was banned.

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      Brendan Ashbrook – Logo Designer

      Welcome Our Newest Patron(s):

      • Jon Kines – PATRON UPGRADE!
        • What should we call you? “Just Jon might work since I also play a Hammond C3, just not nearly as well as the real Jon. I can learn and parrot his playing but I’d never create anything that good in a lifetime. Its just a hobby and a labor of love for me, definitely not a talent! Cheers!’🥂”

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      • The $25 “Uncommon Man” Tier
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        • Mikkel Steen
        • Jon Kines – PATRON UPGRADE!!
      • $10 “Some One Came” Tier
        • Ryan M
        • Jeff Breis
        • Gerald Kelly – Paypal
        • Victor Campos
        • “Better Call” Saul Evans
        • Kev Roberts &  his wonderful children: Matthew, Gareth, and Sarah

      Deep Dive Podcast Network:

      Personnel:

      • Bass, Vocals – Andy Milton
        • A couple of other credits including Crowded House and The Aqua Velvets.
      • Drums, Vocals – Jeff Campitelli
        • Went on to play drums for Joe Satriani solo including Surfing with the Alien.
      • Guitar, Vocals – Joe Satriani
      • Written-By – Andy Milton (tracks: A1 to B5), Jeff Campitelli (tracks: A1 to B5), Joe Satriani (tracks: A1 to B5), Neil Sheehan (2) (tracks: A1 to B5)
        • Neil Sheehan was Joe Satriani’s brother in law and co-wrote lyrics as well as managing the band.

      Technical:

      • Executive-Producer – Joe Satriani
      • Management [Artist Representation/Management] – Mick Brigden, Morty Wiggins
      • Producer, Mixed By, Recorded By – John Cuniberti
        • http://johncuniberti.com/
        • Produced a lot of the early Satriani stuff Not of the Earth, Surfing with the Alien, etc.
        • Also worked with Dead Kennedys, Tracy Chapman, Kevin Gilbert, PJ Harvey, Aaron Neville and the Grateful Dead.
      • Lacquer Cut By – HL*

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      • Design [Package Design] – Ryan Corey
        • http://www.ryancorey.info/
        • Art director and designer
        • Worked on a number of albums including Guns ‘n’ Roses’s Chinese Democracy, Don Henley, Steely Dan, The Eagles, a lot of compilations and greatest hits.
      • Photography By [Album Cover Photo] – haygoodbros
        • Only entry on Discogs
      • Liner Notes – Joe Satriani

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      2. Everybody’s Girl
      3. B-Side Girl
      4. I Need A Lot Of Love
      5. Can’t Take It Anymore
      6. So Used Up
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      7. You Can Light The Way
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        • Joe Satriani: “This is a great example of the band wanting to stretch and write more meaningful songs. I love John Cuniberti’s production. The backwards reverb on the acoustic guitar is awesome.”
      8. Tonight
      9. Never Let It Get You Down
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      11. I Love How You Love Me

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      Episode #158 – The Three Year Interview

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        Episode #157 – Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple’s Machine Head

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        Episode #156 – Deep Purple – On The Wings Of A Russian Foxbat

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        • This recording is approximately two weeks before the final show the band would play which lead to the breakup.  For 8 years there would be no (official, anyway) Deep Purple.
        • Coverdale met with management after Blackmore’s departure and suggested they change their name.  His ideas: Good Company, Purple, The Deeps.
        • The show we are about to hear was originally broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour, the American radio show.  It appeared in numerous forms over the years and explains why the audio quality is so good.
        • The King Biscuit Flower Hour was a weekly show which had also featured pefromahnces by Black Sabbath, Genesis, Jhon Lenon, The Who, The Stones, Elton John, etc.
        • Fans of the show called it “The Biscuit.”  It had debuted in February of 1973 and was named after a radio show from the 1920s which was sponsored by the King Buiscuit Flour Co.
        • The runners of the show recorded things a little differently.  A lot of other live radio shows would just take the mix off the sound board.  The King Biscuit Flower Hour multitrakced the cecordeing and let the artists take the tapes to mix any way they’d like.
        • They even used to have Quadrophonic recordings as they were sponsored by Pioneer who was trying to make that the standard int he industry.
        • The bootleg surfaced in America in 1977.  The bootleg became highly sought after due to its audio quality and the fine performance turned in by the band.  It soon became a legendary release.
        • In 1994 Deep Purple’s management acquired the tapes and put them out the following year as an official release.
        • Many people familiar with the many bootlegs feel this was one of the best shows on the US tour. This is quite possibly Mark 4 in their finest form.

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        • First version – bootleg in the 70s
        • “On The Wings of a Russian Foxbat” – Great Britain – 1995 Double CD
        • “King Biscuit Flower Hour” – US – 1995 2CD
        • “King Biscuit Flower Hour” – US – 1995 version 2 “In Concert” 2CD
        • “Live in California, Long Beach Arena, 1976” – Japan – 2003 release
        • “Live at Long Beach” – Remastered Great Britain – 2009
        • “Live at Long Beach” – Great Britain – 2009 Remastered limited edition digi-pak with bootleg art
        • “Long Beach 1976” – International – 2016 release
        • Photography used by Fin Costello in most releases.
        • And what about the name? “On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat.”  Simon Robinson writes:
          • So go on then uncle simon [sic], why ‘On The Wings Of A Russian Foxbat’? Well, when that bootleg first came out, the Cold War was still raging. The U.S. military had just got wind of a new Rooskie MIG jet fighter which was said to knock the socks off anything they currently flew at the time. One day a Russian pilot defected, flying into a Japanese airport in one of the planes – codenamed “Foxbat.” ‘Of course you can have it back” came the cry, just as soon as we measure every damn nut and bolt on it! Well, that’s roughly the story. It was nearly twenty years ago, so don’t quote me.

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        1. Burn
        2. Lady Luck
        3. Gettin’ Tighter
        4. Love Child
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        6. Lazy/Homeward Strut
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          2. Features Organ and Drum Solos

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        1. This Time Around
          1. It ends with “Owed to G” but never seems to be listed as such
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        • They would only play four more shows on their US tour (San Bernadino, CA, Tempe, AZ [listed as ‘Tempe, CA’ in the liner notes’], Salt Lake City, UT, and Denver, CO) before a brief UK tour of five shows ending with the show in Liverpool which would be their last.
        • The original plan was to leave them time off to work on various solo projects after the US tour but that didn’t happen.
        • Official releases featured additional tracks from a partially recorded show in Springfield, Massachusetts a month earlier on January 26, 1976.
        • Coverdale: “
        • Lord:” What you had here was an astonishingly good bass player, even stoned; one of the world’s great rock drummers; and a Hammon next to the name of Mr. Hammond. I know what I was doing, I was feeling very strong with my abilities at that time. Just those three – it couldn’t have been bad. But then you get Coverdale, who was really finding himself by this time. And Tommy, playing smashing stuff.  It’s not surprising that it sounds good. The only thing that held it back was that it was called Deep Purple. If it had been a new band . . . my God, it would’ve set the world on fire.”

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        Episode #155 – Gillan – Glory Road

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        • Between albums we had the incident in 1980 where Ritchie joined Gillan on stage after Ritchie had refused an offer to join Gillan and Gillan had refused an offer join Rainbow.
        • Shortly after this Ian got a call from Tim Rice asking him if he’d like to play the part of General Peron in his new musical Evita.  Gillan would refuse the offer to focus on Gillan.
        • The band changed to the Virgin label.
        • They had previously been with the label Acrobat and had to front all of the money for Mr. Universe themselves.  Proceeds for the new album were going to have to go to paying off their old debt.

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        Album Tracks (UK Version):

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        1. Unchain Your Brain (Gillan, Torme, McCoy)
        2. Are You Sure? (Gillan, Torme, McCoy)
        3. Time and Again (Gillan, Torme, McCoy)
        4. No Easy Way (Gillan, Torme, McCoy)
        5. Sleeping on the Job (Gillan, Towns)

        Side Two:

        1. On the Rocks (Gillan, Towns)
        2. If You Believe Me (Gillan, McCoy, Torme, Underwood)
        3. Running, White Face, City Boy (Towns)
        4. Nervous (Gillan, Towns)

        Album Tracks (US Versions):

        Manufactured and Marketed by RSO Records, Inc.

        This is the USA version of Glory Road that comes in embossed/raised Gillan Logo and where two of the tracks “Unchain your brain” and “Running, White Face, City boy” were switched. A5 is different from other releases. Running times as given on the label. Those slightly differ from the running times given on the European and other countries versions.

        Side One:

        1. Running, White Face, City Boy (Towns)
        2. Are You Sure (Gillan, Torme, McCoy)
        3. Time And Again (Gillan, Torme, McCoy)
        4. No Easy Way (Gillan, Torme, McCoy)
        5. Your Mother Was Right (Gillan, Town)
          1. Sleeping on the Job (Gillan, Towns) was on the UK Version which was previously on UK version of “Mr. Universe.”
          2. US version saw a track called “Your Mother Was Right.”
          3. This track was included on the UK double album version’s bonus LP “For Gillan Fans Only.”

        Side Two:

        1. On The Rocks (Gillan, Towns)
          1. In an interview with DJ Phil Easton: “It’s basically one of my little hobby horses. It’s about how I think people have generally become de-animalised in modern society, and are conditioned to do certain things from a very early age. It’s summed up in “Once you were a flying thing, now you’re on the rocks with broken wings” which sums up mankind for me at the moment. It’s a sad song, but as always, there is a bit of optimism later on.”
        2. If You Believe Me (Gillan, McCoy, Torme, Underwood)
        3. Unchain Your Brain (Gillan, Torme, McCoy)
          1. Album opener on UK version.
        4. Nervous (Gillan, Towns)

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        Reception and Charts:

        • The album reached No. 3 in the UK album charts.
        • In UK it was also released as a double album with the additional “For Gillan Fans Only.”
        • In 1989 the album was released on CD by Virgin with some tracks from For Gillan Fans Only.
        • In 2007 a 19-track double album version was rereleased by Edsel. The For Gillan Fans Only CD had two bonus tracks.
        • Gillan says that “Glory Road” was his best work since “Machine Head.”
        • The second part of the double album “For Gillan Fans Only” was given away as a freebie with the first 15,000 copies.
        • After the album came out the press was still hounding Gillan about a Deep Purple reunion.  Gillan told them they should ask David Coverdale the same thing.
        • After this a rumor circulated on Tommy Vance’s show (where they would later announced the official Deep Purple reunion) that reunion dates were being booked in America. This would have been a mention of Rod Evans’s failed Deep Purple revival act.

        Reviews:

        • http://www.deep-purple.net/DPASmags/stargazer23.htm#gillan
          • Glory Road / For Gillan Fans Only – Album Review
          • Very workmanlike, somewhat unadventurous too, with many cuts taking a similar style and level. ‘Unchain Your Brain’ is a case in point, nothing too brilliant, but enjoyable. ‘Are You Sure’ is great. The track is less cluttered than many on the album, and Ian really seems to be enjoying it. ‘Running White Face City Boy’ is another which I like, very similar to many Gillan band tracks, but has as a little more drive to it than most. ‘Nervous’ seems quite adventurous, and Ian’s throaty scream suits the track.
          • The extra ‘For Gillan Fans Only’ album is a rag-bag collection of items mostly unavailable before. ‘Your Mother Was Right’ is a lengthy out-take which seems a bit unfinished, but interesting ideas abound all the way through. ‘Abbey Of Thelema’ includes the flute solo which was done live, while ‘Trying To Get To You’ is an oldie from Ian’s shelved 1974-75 solo album. It has the intro edited off for some reason. Colin Towns’ ‘Dragon’s Tongue’ is great, he’ll never be out of work with stuff like this! On the whole, Glory Road and ‘son of’ have things to pick up on, but still lack the sheer impact of the Japanese Gillan album.
        • Darker Than Blue ran a series of fan responses for the album:
          • Marcus Paisley: “Not keen on the cover. Why do they keep changing the logo?”
          • Andrew Ellesden: “. . . side one didn’t impress me much, but side two is brilliant . . . I’d rate it higher than all Gillan’s post Purple stuff except for the Jap LP and some of Clear Air. My fave overall is “On The Rocks,” then “Nervous” . . . Ian’s singing is particularly effective.

        Merch, Etc.

        • Jeff Breis’s official tour jacket
        • Official Gillan Biography Tour Programme
        • No Easy Way Single
        • Glory Road 7”

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