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Episode #93 – Gillan – Gillan

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    Lead up to the Album:

    • There was concern that the image Island had given IGB was not working.
    • Ian Gillan was very upset and Colin Towns tried to write songs that would showcase Gillan and make him appear better than he viewed himself.
    • Towns: “I’m going to write something which shows Ian from one extreme to the other, show he’s a good singer as well as a good screamer, and all the things in between.”
    • When Gillan returned to the studio Towns showed him a song he’d been demoing and Gillan really liked it.
    • The two decided they needed to make some changes.
    • Ian Gillan kept on Colin Towns after dissolving Ian Gillan Band.
    • Towns: “The following day he rang round the menbers of the band and said it was over.  He said we’re not going to get any more out of the band, which was true.  It’s a shame.  If CLEAR AIR had been more successful it would have been good, but on the other hand it wasn’t any good for Ian.  There was too much music for it to be the Ian Gillan Band.”
    • Drummer Liam Genocky (the first to be recruited) joined the band with Richard Brampton on guitar.
    • Genocky gave Towns a list of suggestions including John McCoy for bass.
    • John McCoy’s bandmate Steve Byrd was brought in to replace Brampton early on.
    • Towns was the primary songwriter and wrote most of the album’s material which they completed recording in August of 1978.
    • They played the Reading Festival on August 16, 1978 still billed as Ian Gillan Band.
    • The band’s policy was “no-frills” and they soon changed the name to simply Gillan.
    • Album was released on October 5, 1978 in Japan only.  It would later be released in Australia and New Zealand but never saw release in the UK until the 1993 CD re-release.  It sold well in the UK as an import.

    Personnel

    • Bass – John McCoy
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCoy_%28musician%29
      • British bass guitarist. He also plays drums, trumpet, cello, double bass, and is an independent producer.
      • Alises: John Renn-McDonald, Stix Hoypolloy
      • Played with Maldoon with Clive Maldoon and Dave Curtiss .  Previously known as Maldoon Curtiss.  Curtiss wasn’t happy with their album so he asked that his name be taken off.
      • Also played in Zzebra.
    • Drums – Liam Genockey
      • Irish drummer who played with John McCoy in Zzebra
      • Would go on to play with Maldoon and McCoy in his self-named band.
    • Drums – Pete Barnacle
    • Flute – Colin Towns
    • Guitar – Steve Byrd
      • Played with Zzebra.
      • Went on to play with Samantha Fox, Billy Ocean, McCoy
    • Keyboards – Colin Towns
    • Vocals – Ian Gillan

    Album Art & Booklet Review

    Technical:

    • Producer – Ian Gillan, Paul Watkins
      • Also known as Chas Watkins
      • Did production for Spirit and Bernie Torme as well as Strapps and Ian Gillan Band
    • Producer, Arranged By – Colin Towns

    Album Tracks:

    All songs written by Ian Gillan and Colin Towns except where noted.

    Side One:

    1. Second Sight (Towns)
    2. Secret of the Dance (Gillan, Towns)
    3. I’m Your Man (Gillan, Towns)
    4. Dead of Night (Gillan, Towns)
    5. Fighting Man (Towns)
      • According to liner notes it was written by Colin Towns and he recorded who stayed behind with Chas Watkins and taped a vocal/piano demo.  This was in the IGB days and Ian had left the studio with low morale after they’d been trying to record a few tracks.
      • “I’d been thinking about ‘Twin Exhausted’ and I thought sod it, I’ll write something that I think is right.”

    Side Two:

    1. Message in a Bottle (Gillan, Towns)
    2. Not Weird Enough (Gillan, Towns)
    3. Bringing Joanna Back (Gillan, Towns)
    4. Abbey of Thelema (Gillan, Towns)
    5. Back in the Game (Gillan, Towns)

    Reception and Review

    • The new album was promised for September of 1978 (though it likely came out in October).
    • The tapes were sent to Japan where they where they were mixed up until hours before it needed to be shipped.  The two IGB Budokan albums had done well in Japan so Gillan decided to captalize on that success.
    • In October they toured Japan to promote the album.  When they got back to the UK there was no way to buy the album locally without going through an importer.
    • Gillan was a huge change of direction for Ian Gillan.  The album sold well in the UK as an import despite only being released in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
    • The album received a good amount of positive press.
    • The band gigged consistently after the release and even got the attention of Ritchie Blackmore who joined them on stage at the London Marquee Club in December of 1978.  Afterward he would offer Gillan the job in Rainbow which Gillan refused.
    • Review from Stargazer, Issue #18, April 1979.
      • Eek. It’s good! Right from the word go it’s clear that this is a new band, and a new Gillan (or at least the old one revitalised!) Back is the raw, rough and ready sound which the IGB never had, and which Purple lost after ‘Fireball’. The band haven’t the technique or skill of Purple, but, by keeping things simple and doing straightforward songs with a minimum of solos they get away with it nicely. Compare this to ‘Long Live..’ or ‘Trouble’ and see how dated they sound.
      • Marquee, London. 27th December 1978 – Live Review
      • Blackmore also spent Christmas in Britain, probably to check out vocalists. He did take the chance to sneak down to Gillan’s opening date at The Marquee, and join in for an encore. Blackmore also asked Gillan to join Rainbow. Ian said no, but in return asked Blackmore to join his band! But Ritchie, according to Gillan, wants to start at the top, and work from America, whereas Gillan wants to begin at the bottom and work his way up. Some of you were lucky enough to be at The Marquee on the night in question (gnashes teeth!)……
      • “We were all at the front, crushed, waiting for an encore, when the whole place erupted. It was Blackmore. He just walked out, smelt Steve Byrd’s armpit, plugged in, and started.. He didn’t replace Byrd, just joined in. He broke into ‘Lucille’, it was total bliss.” Terry.
    • Genocky did not continue with Gillan as he had a previous commitment with Gerry Rafferty.  A new drummer, Pete Barnacle, joined the band.
    • The band replaced Genocky with Mick Underwood and Byrd with Bernie Torme.
    • They got to work on Mr. Universe with the new lineup.
    • The CD release has extra tracks:

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    Episode #92 – Deep Purple Live in Quebec with Randy California

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      • Hi guys,
      • Thanks for a great site. Writing from DK I saw them at the following show in Odense on that tour and a year later in Feb 73 also in Odense. The end of MK 2 was coming.
      • Great memories. KB-Hallen would have about 4000+ in the audience and the other venues in DK (Odense + Aarhus) 3000-3500 at that time. We were allowed to be close, no chairs, but a lot of fun. Age between 14-18 and yes – we could smoke. KB-Hallen was a sports arena and that’s why the audience is everywhere – front and back.
      • I saw them in KB Hallen whenever they came and last time was 2009 there. They have since done bigger venues in CPH indoor and especially outdoor (5 coin on Amager with Morse). Nowadays they are doing bigger places (ValbyHallen 2017) and in Sept 2021 Royal Arena (?)
      • Even IG with Black Sabbath in KB Hallen as a guest in 1989 doing the encores SOTW and Paranoid.
      • The 72 show was recorded and broadcast by Danmarks Radio (DR)  – the Danish national TV broadcast station – and as you notice they didn’t quite know what to film and who did what in the band (RB missing a lot!!) It was shown prior to the 73 DK tour on TV, but only Child in Time and Lazy.
      • I bought the same shirt as IG was wearing which you could also get in DK, even in Odense, so I guess it was pretty mainstream. 
      • IG was the hero in the press, then RB being called the next Hendrix, then JL as the spokesperson delivering the facts.
      • in 72 Machine Head and Made in Japan went into the top 20 of the year in DK, even if MIJ came out in Dec 72. 
      • The opening act was Philip Goodhand-Tait, solo piano player, never appeared again. In 73 it was ELO in DK. They surely did – still popular here and easily selling 12000 tickets in CPH.
      • BR Per Sorensen
    • Jorg says: You asked for more connections 😉 John Lawton claimed too, that he was asked to join Deep Purple in 1973… And more a Whitesnake – Uriah Heep connection: Micky Moody did a number of shows with Uriah Heep back in 2010.
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      • Very entertaining show!

    Lead up to the Album:

    • On December 22, 2020 a video was posted on YouTube:
      • Deep Purple 6 avril 1972 Québec + Randy California Blind Man
      • The video was sent to me by Jorg within an hour of being posted.
      • The video purported to be the long storied performance of “When a Blind Man Cries” the only time Deep Purple did it live in the 70s when Randy California subbed in for a sick Blackmore.
      • There was posted by Robert Lafontaine:
        • This is an extremely rare audio recording of a Deep Purple show with Randy California. I recorded it all in stéréo. Sadly, at the encore , somebody knocked down one mike and I stopped recording. So… no Lucille. The recording is a bit muddy at times ’cause people who were holding the mikes didn’t keep them horizontal, but upward facing the metal roof… 
        • Years later, I sent this recording to Randy and we chatted about music, his story, etc. He seemed to want to remix the show. In the vidéo there are many unreleased gems archives. The setlist was always wrong on a lot of websites. HERE’S THE REAL SETLIST FOR THIS RARE SHOW:
          • Strange kind of woman
          • Into the fire
          • Child in time
          • The Mule 
          • Lazy
          • When a blind man cry 
          • Space Truckin’
          • Lucille
        • Randy was called in because Deep Purple cancelled 2 shows before heading to Québec city; Ritchie was out. Some could say it’s The Saint Graal for Deep Purple fans as the songs were never played with Ritchie. Someday maybe, I’ll post the entire show. Enjoy this great archive in the meantime…
    • This show was never known to have a bootleg so this was big news.
    • There was a lot of debate as to the authenticity of the recording.
    • Of course fans WANT to believe but there were a lot of detractors citing the tone of Gillan’s voice, etc.  But listening to it it just seemed like it must be authentic.
    • On December 30, 2020 part one of the full concert was posted to Robert Lafontaine’s account:
    • On December 31, 2020 the final video of the remainder of the concert was posted:

    Deep Purple: Self-Evaluation Time Again

    Jon Lord: “Randy was brilliant, God bless ’em, but everything had gotten to be such a bitch that we had to go home. We just couldn’t take it any longer.”

    Personnel

    • Ian Gillan – Vocals
    • Roger Glover – Bass
    • Randy California – Guitars
    • Jon Lord – Organ
    • Ian Paice – Drums

    The Show:

    Articles (Translated by Ian Desrosiers):

    Deep Purple, 6 avril 1972…translation :

    A substitute in Québec

    On April the 6th 1972, Deep Purple stopped in Québec (City) with a singular formation. This night, instead of Ritchie Blackmore on guitar, the crowd saw Randy California getting up on stage. Blackmore was sick with hepatitis and the band felt they had a chance to impose themselves in this part/territory and they tried to finish the tour even with a substitute. “At the time, Randy California’s band, Spirit, was popular, so we approached him,” tells Roger Glover. “I think we rehearsed for just a couple of hours before getting on stage. He was a good guy, but, as talented as he was, it was not the right thing to do to pursue the tour so we stopped. It pushed back our chances to be recognized in America for 6 month or a year.”

    Deep Purple, 6 avril 1972…translation :

    Jon Lord Interview

    After the concert the wheel kept on spinning for Deep Purple. The band took a plane to New York the same night and it’s Jon Lord, harassed by the road manager, that gave us 10 minutes of his precious time.

    Quite happy by the reaction of the Québec crowd, Lord is surprised to learn that some fans blame the new direction of the band on recent albums. He says that at the beginning of their career Deep Purple suffered from the “studio sickness.” The band didn’t really know what to do and what looked like a precise direction from the outside, was in fact the result of a quasi-improvisation where Lord’s classical formation took an important place. The last albums, Fireball and Machine Head, give a more precise idea of the music that the band plays on stage. Deep Purple is essentially a “rock n’ roll band” and the classical experiments will be relegated to solo output like “Gemini Suite” released last fall under Lord’s name.

    This back to basics is not limited to only music, the lyrics are more simple, they could be judged as simplistic even, but Lord says that the band sees it as a way to get away from  a morbid intellectual movement that plagues the world of rock. The lyrics are parodies of the first rock songs, but it’s just a gentle way to mock things that we like.

    The simple stories found in Deep Purple’s lyrics translate, in a good way according to Lord, the band reality. Jon Lord doesn’t want to be seen as a demi god like some other musicians. His only responsibility on stage is to give the public what they paid for: music and good times.

    People often interpret lyrics in a way to find meanings or messages, and in this way, it’s with prejudice that the band was labeled as “speed freaks.” Up until recently, the word “speed” in England did not mean amphetamine, and it’s with a great surprise that the band found that some saw in “Speed King” a drug song that contributed to making it a hit.

    Lord says that drug taking is rare in English bands. The members of English groups consider themselves more like musicians than members of a big family of “smokers,” and this priority for the music is an element that helps make the English bands to be considered the best. We could not learn more; the wheel keeps on turning…

    Jacques Marois,

    special collaborator

    Concert review

    Deep Purple finally gave their concert in Québec (city), after waiting for eight months, a couple of snowstorms and lots of work.

    That’s it, Deep Purple comes up on stage. Ian Gillan gets in front and says that Ritchie Blackmore is sick and will be replaced by Randy California, but nobody listens. People whistle, people scream, THEY are finally here.

    The band starts with “Strange Kind Of Woman.” The sound is perfect, powerful and precise. But the musicians look hesitant (we will understand why, later after the concert, when we learn that California had only 2 days to rehearse with the band). But after “Into The Fire,” an old hit two years ago, we witness a high class of rockers and the guitar player is not here to take it easy.

    Gillan announces “Child In Time,” one of the most beautiful Deep Purple songs. A quiet beginning on the organ and the band launch themselves into a fast “boogie” : hard to describe, but those who already heard a good guitar solo played on a Strat going through two Marshall amps at 400 Watts know. A police officer inside the Colisée (it’s the old hockey rink for the Quebec’s Nordiques) says to a woman watching the show “It’s catchy. I want to dance.”

    Next, “The Mule.” Roger Glover (bass) and Ian Paice (drums) go crazy while Jon Lord gets some violin sounds from his organ. Ian Paice stays on stage alone and does a drum solo, that if he doesn’t dazzle by the complexity, surprises by his rapidity and energy. Paice doesn’t stop there and continues full speed into “Lazy” while Glover gives a demonstration of the way bass should serve hard rock.

    Roger Glover is, with Tim Bogert (Cactus) one of the best rock bassists that played here.

    Jon Lord had some problems with his organ. 

    The next number, “When A Blind Man Comes [sic]” is a really beautiful blues telling the story of a blind man abandoned by his mistress after knowing bliss with her. Gillan captures the atmosphere of the piece really well and shows that he’s truly a great singer knowing how to use his voice to the maximum effect in any musical genre.

    Randy California ends the blues with an excellent solo helped by a volume pedal. He is, finally, the surprise of the night, playing soberly and effectively (his playing and personality on stage reminds me of Rayburn Blake, ex-Mashmakhan). It’s a real tour-de-force accomplish by California to fit in a band with whom he rehearsed for only 8 hours with: knowing the band, we could only admire the guitarist.

    The concert ends with “Space Truckin’” on a rapid rhythm. Encore. “Lucille,” an old classic, and a guy dancing in front of the stage since the beginning of the concert finally finds himself on stage with Gillan.

    Everyone got out of the Colisée with a smile on their lips.

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    Episode #91 – Deep Purple & Uriah Heep

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    Episode #90 – Deep Purple – Denmark ’72

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        • I have enjoyed the first 5 episodes and your “look back” at Mark I.
        • We all have our different opinions about the band and you all found much humor in these Mark I works, I do come at them with a different perspective.  I purchased “Shades” on vinyl in 1968 when I was 11 going on 12 years old.  Up till that point my LP collection consisted of mainly Beatles and Stones (great stuff) and assorted 45 singles from the AM radio playlist.  So when listening to these albums back then, there was no “In Rock” or “Burn” to compare them to at the time, and for that matter nothing else like it.  However, the DP vibe struck a strand of my DNA in these first 3 albums and has been with me ever since.  I can’t say that I disagree with your observations on Mark I, but, your observations are based on a different perspective.  But hey, I have been on internet boards for over 20 years discussing such differences and I am looking forward to listening to more of the DPP.
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        • Also, a shout out to John for pointing out what delineates Blackmore from most guitarists aside form his brilliant playing ability is the feeling he exudes from the instrument!!
        • Perhaps I will start listening to the more current episodes first, so I don’t hit you with these dated comments.
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    Lead up to the Album:

    • Live in Concert 1972/73
    • Scandinavian Nights
    • Live in Copenhagen 1972
    • Performed on March 1, 1972 at KB Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Same stage Lars would see Deep Purple in February of 1973 at 9 years old. Where they held his tennis tournaments. (February 9, 1973)
    • On December 9 the Mark 3 lineup would debut on that same stage
    • Original building was destroyed in a fire in 2011 but was renovated and reopened in 2019.

    Article from CD booklet translated by Frederik Gonzalez Olsen.

    Superstar gets people to go to Deep Purple concerts The fact that Ian Gillan sings the role of Jesus on the album version of Jesus Christ Superstar is probably a significant reason for people showing up at the concerts of the beat group Deep Purple.

    That’s the opinion of the leader, Jon Lord, who was in transit at Kastrup Airport yesterday, before the concerts at K.B. Hallen tonight, Odense on Friday and Århus on Saturday. 10.000 audience members. How long the group will last, Jon Lord doesn’t know.

    He is betting on three years himself. Here, the group’s records are always among the most sold. As a part of a number of groups, he has visited Denmark 11-12 times himself, and finds the Danish audience to be open.

    The strange thing about Jon Lord is that he didn’t listen to beat music until he was 16. Earlier, it was just jazz. And he has written a symphony for 38 [can’t read the number properly] instruments (it took him eight months).

    – I feel the classical part of me is often expressed through my solos even though we play hard beat, but apparently that just adds colour, says Jon Lord, who plays the organ.

    Album Tracks:

    1. Highway Star
    2. Strange Kind of Woman
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    4. The Mule
    5. Lazy
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    Episode #89 – New Year’s Special – All 5s, No Purps!

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    All 5s!

    • 80s Hit
      • John
        • “Faith” by George Michael – 1987
      • Nate
        • “Ain’t Nobody” by Rufus (featuring Chaka Khan) – 1983
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        • Harry Styles – 2019
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        • “Baby I Don’t Know (Oh Oh) by Vulfpeck
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        • “Santa Lucia Luntana” by Giuseppe Di Stefano
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        • “Numbers” by G. Love and Special Sauce – 1999
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    Episode #88 – The Deep Purple Christmas Special 2020

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      • Hi guys! Just wanted to check in and let you know you I just discovered the podcast and have downloaded every episode. Obviously I’m a big Purple fan, as well as, all the branches of the family tree. Already listened to the first two episodes and now I have to keep going and refresh my memory on the early Purple that I don’t really reach for often.
      • One other thing…..you guys have to be from Rhode Island. First episode I heard you guys mention Great Woods, The Strand and that record shop in Apple Valley near the old movie theater I think. I’m a Pawtucket native so its cool to hear a local podcast. 
      • Looking forward to getting through the episodes and rediscovering all the Purple.
      • Cheers!
      • Steve
    Photo by Colin Hart: https://www.facebook.com/colin.hart1/posts/10158648245889788

    The Christmas Special:

    1. Blackmore’s Night – “Here We Come A-Caroling” – Official Lyric Video
    2. Christmas in Stowe, VT via Colin Hart.
      • https://www.facebook.com/colin.hart1/posts/10158648245889788
      • Here’s a shot taken in the Pub at Stowe of the band playing and singing Christmas Carols for whoever cared to listen. There was a little drinking involved, of course!
      • This was during the writing sessions for House of Blue Light in December 1985. The album was recorded at the Playhouse in Stowe a few months later.
      • Roger, Ian G., Jon and Ritchie. Charlie Lewis in the background.
      • Happy days!
    3. Merry Christmas Holiday 2020 From David Coverdale
    4. Christmas card… No its a deep purple non official release from Poland. Its a flexi disc in mono and playable on one side. You fool no one & a track by Demis Roussos. Comes in 4 different designs
    5. This photo is from 45 years ago – Roger Glover at Christmas time 1974.
    6. Deep Purple in the snow Switzerland 1985
    7. From the listeners:
      • Saul Evans
      • @EvansSaul
      • Back in the early 80’s I bought a Teddy bear for my 3 year old sister for Xmas. I told her it was called Ritchie Blackmore. Over the next couple of weeks my young sister would climb into my parent’s bed at night with Ritchie Blackmore in tow….
      • One day in a local small grocery stall, as we stood in a queue to by sister, very loudly proclaimed ” Would you like to sleep with Ritchie Blackmore mammy? I don’t mind if you want to sleep with Ritchie Blackmore, ‘ Most of the people who turned around knew my dad Geraint
      • gottahearemall
      • @gottahearemall
      • The band once played a rocked-up Silent Night onstage in 2009 or so in Italy. If I can find the recording again I’ll let you know!
      • Mike Ladano
      • @MikeLadano
      • Deep Purple are a Christmas band for me. I got so much Purple for Christmas. Battle Rages On may not be a Christmas tune to you… so why can I always picture myself listening under the tree?
      • Ian Minch
      • @ianminch
      • Isn’t Pictures of Home the ultimate Christmas Covid song? I’m alone here With emptiness eagles and snow Unfriendliness chilling my body And screaming out pictures of home
      • Georg Baumbach
      • @BaumbachGeorg
      • In 1978, as a ten-year-old boy, my parents made me a wonderful gift for Christmas. It was a small radio recorder. Instanty I started to discover the world of rock music. Two days Iater I listened to my first DP song: Child in Time. I’ve been in love with the band ever since!
    8. Rich Shailor: Nothing at All sounds like a Christmas song
    9. Deep Purple Beethoven meets Rock 1985
    10. 2016 MWJW the Warrens (Christmas lights with Deep purple) Christmas Day 2016
    11. Dead Daisies – Christmas Message From The Band
    12. Whitesnake Christmas Memories
    13. A Whitesnake Christmas… Farewell 2011. Forevermore.
    14. Deep Purple Christmas Ornament
    15. Peter Gardow’s DP Christmas Ornament
      • Nate – as I was driving home this evening I was thinking, I can share something I make, using my grandfather’s coppersmith tools and supplies – a Deep Purple Perfect Strangers logo ornament.  It is not done yet, but will be ready for when Santa comes and visits on Christmas.  Hope I make the cutoff – Pete
      • PS – let John know that I used a coping saw.
    16. Scott Haskin’s Tree skirt
    17. Whitesnake – the ending, whitesnake christmas, bow & devin’s photoshooooot Enschede Dec 3rd 2011
    18. Blackmore’s Night – Christmas Show on German TV 2007
      • 0:00 – Fur Uns Alle (For All of Us)
      • 5:00 – Christmas Eve
      • 9:00 – Ensemble
    19. David Coverdale | Whitesnake | How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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    Episode #87 – Roger Glover – Mask

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      • Good morning, Nathan and John.
      • Firstly, I hope you and your families are keeping well in these troubled times. We will all remember 2020 as a really terrible time for everyone but hopefully next year will be when we can get back to normal.
      • Firstly, I am  62 years old and I have never been on Facebook, Twitter or any other social media site so it is quite a leap for me to contact you. I was prompted to do so after the last couple of your podcasts during which you mentioned the lack of recent reviews on Apple podcasts. I posted one on 19th October and I noticed another fan ( named “ Well Disguised“) had also posted a review recently. By following the link to Apple podcasts on your site, there are a number of reviews, but if you go direct via the Apple app, there are a number of other reviews. This seems strange to me, but maybe this is the way Apple works.
      • In any case, I gave a very positive review as I have enjoyed your podcasts tremendously during this difficult period. I first became seriously interested in the music of Deep Purple (and a lot of other bands) at the relatively late age of 15, in 1973. Your reviews and discussions of all the “old stuff” I used to listen to have renewed my enjoyment of this great music. Personally, I prefer The Mark II version, but I also rate “Burn” as the equal of anything that the Gillan/Glover era produced (sorry but I think “Stormbringer” is Burn’s evil twin. I know you like this album a lot but I remember the disappointment I felt at the time when I first listened to it in late 1974).
      • Your podcasts have really been one the few positives for me this year, as I have gone back to the start and listened to almost every episode. Growing up in a working class area of Glasgow in the early/mid seventies was not always great and whilst as kids we weren’t exactly forced to work up chimneys, we weren’t rich either. Sport and music were really important and I know now that I was really lucky to live though a time when a huge amount of creative music was being released. For me, it was all rock music and not at all defined by genres the way it has been for many years. So, it was easy to like diverse music by Deep Purple, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Free, Bad Company, Jethro Tull, Yes etc. It was all just great music.
      • I have tried to be as brief as possible ( I could have said so much more!) but I wanted to let you know much enjoyment I have taken from the Deep Purple Podcast. I really like to listen to you go off on tangents. You are obviously long time friends and it’s nice to hear you talk about your shared experiences in Providence, Rhode Island. I was watching a quiz show on TV recently and one of the questions concerned a Providence tourist information film in 2016 which had to be withdrawn because it showed footage of landscapes in Iceland instead of Providence. That made me laugh.
      • Please keep up the great work and stay well and safe.
      • All the best, 
      • Robert (OldBloodsuckerBob) Smith from Glasgow, Scotland.

    Lead up to the Album:

    • Glover had been so busy producing and with Rainbow that he didn’t have much time for anything else.  However, in 1983 he found some time to get into the studio and get to work on Mask.
    • This seems to be called “The Mask” almost exclusively, even in the CD release liner notes, despite the fact that it says “Mask” on the original album cover.
    • The album was released in June of 1984.
    • The label put some heavy promotion behind it and the title track saw release as a single.  However, it was launched a few months ahead of Perfect Strangers and got a little lost in the mix.

    Personnel

    Wikipedia Links

    Album Art & Booklet Review

    • Art Direction – Bill Levy
      • Did visual work for Jesus Christ Superstar, Gloria Gaynor, Rainbow’s Down to Earth.
    • Art Direction – Peter Corriston
      • Cheech & Chong, J. Geils Band’s Hotline, Led Zeppelin III, Uriah Heep’s “Sweet Freedom,” 
    • Artwork [Front Cover, Inner Sleeve Image] – Roger Glover
    • Other [Mask Courtesy Of] – Nardin Fina Arts, Ltd
    • Edited By – Rhonda Epstein
      • Wendy Carlos & Weird Al
    • Photography By [Back Cover] – Brian Hagiwara
      • Free, Billy Joel, Alice Cooper, Steppenwolf

    Technical:

    Album Tracks:

    Side One:

    1. Divided World (Glover)
    2. Getting Stranger (Glover)
    3. The Mask (Glover, Roussel)
      • https://www.rogerglover.com/videos-from-the-bottom-drawer/roger-glover-the-mask/
      • From the album Mask, this song was written whilst Colin Hart was driving me to Le Studio, near Montreal.   Rainbow had recently recorded there and Nick Blagona, the resident sound engineer, having seen some of my poetry, encouraged me to do a solo album.  At first I demurred but he offered me four days of studio time on the understanding that only if something came of it, I would have to pay them.  I took with me a few guitars, a sequencer, drum machine, and some half-baked ideas.  It became obvious that I needed help so Nick introduced me to two local musicians, Joe Jammer on guitar and Jean Roussel on keyboards, who played on a couple of tracks.  Eventually, I completed the album in New York. I couldn’t quite believe that the record company then offered to make a video (it was a time when MTV was huge), so I wrote the storyboard for it.  Colin Hart and I flew to Los Angeles where I met some great people who helped make the video. Shot in two locations; the swimming pool of a house overlooking the city, and then at a wild animal training park a couple of hours from LA.   I spent an amazing four days pretending that I was a film star.  As you know, that fantasy didn’t last long.  But the memory has.
      • RG
    4. Fake It (Glover)

    Side Two:

    1. Dancin’ Again (Glover, Gellis)
    2. You’re So Remote (Glover)
    3. Hip Level (Burgi, Gellis, Glover)
    4. Don’t Look Down (Glover)

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    Episode #86 – Ian Gillan Band – Scarabus

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    Lead up to the Album:

    • We last left off with the “Clear Air Turbulence” album.
    • Gillan found himself at Island Records (we talked about Gillan playing pool with Bob Marley).  Former Uriah Heep singer, John Byron, also found a home there.
    • There seemed to be a distinct effort to make a harder rock approach after “Clear Air Turbulence.”
    • Scarabus came only six months after Clear Air Turbulence.
    • The goal on Scarabus was to bring a harder-rocking offering.  Clear Air Turbulence focused a lot on the musicianship, Scarabus was to put more of a focus on Gillan’s vocals.
    • Ten 3-4 minute songs vs six 6-7 minute songs.

    Personnel

    Album Art & Booklet Review

    • The witch on the US sleeve comes from a movie poster for a 1976 horror movie called “The Witch Who Came From The Sea.”  That was based on a painting by Frank Frazetta.
      • Did covers for Molly Hatchet, Nazareth, and Yngwie Malmsteen.

    Technical:

    Album Tracks:

    All songs written by Gillan, Towns, Fenick, Gustafson, Nauseef.

    Side One:

    1. Scarabus
    2. Twin Exhausted
    3. Poor Boy Hero
      • Gillan takes a look and processes the death of Elvis Presley, one of his childhood heroes.
    4. Mercury High
      • Single with Mad Elaine as the A-side.  Released in January of 1978.  Did not perform well.
    5. Pre-release

    Side Two:

    1. Slags to Bitches
    2. Apathy
    3. Mad Elaine
      • Single with Mercury High as B-side.  Released in January of 1978.  Did not perform well.
    4. Country Lights
    5. Fool’s Mate

    Reception and Review

    • Scarabus didn’t have a huge splash when it was released.  1977 saw punk and disco coming to a rise and hard rock had fallen a little out of favor.
    • Mad Elaine/Mercury High single did not perform well being released in January 1978 getting lost in the post-Christmas time period.
    • A five-track single-sided sampler was released to radio stations featuring Scarabus, Twin Exhausted, Slags to Bitches, Mad Elaine, and Fool’s Mate.
    • After the album release only Gillan and Towns would remain and they would reform as Gillan, focusing on the harder-rock direction they started with Scarabus.
    • In Child in Time Gillan says: “Although I was with fine musicians and great mates, the only thing they did not take seriously was rock ‘n’ roll, the whole group idea seemed to be about making music in a complicated and tricky way, instead of dealing with rock the way it should be — simple.”
    • Gillan admits that he had “no real control over the band.”
    • Nauseef would go on to work with Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore, and Phil Lynott solo.
    • Gustafson left to work with Gordon Gilstrap, who interestingly enough did an instrumental album called “The Peacock Party” which was based on the sequel to “The Butterfly Ball.”  Gustafson also worked with The Pirates and many other groups.  Additionally he’d recorded a solo album called “Goose Grease” in 1976 which didn’t see an official release until 1997.
    • Gillan speaks fondly of Gustafson, referring to him as one of his heroes from the Mersey Beats and complimenting his writing of the bass line on “Love is the Drug” by Roxy Music.
    • Ray Fenwick continued to be a prolific session guitarist.
    • Gillan tells a great story about Ray Fenwick being asked in Japan to sign a baby.
    • Island records, which had the rights to the Ian Gillan Band material, took advantage of Deep Purple’s reunion in 1984 buy issuing a best of album in 1986 called “What I Did On My Vacation.”
    • When Scarabus was released on CD it featured a nine-minute live version of “My Baby Loves Me.” It featured Ian Gillan Band and Gillan material.
    • Gillan says that the critics seemed to like Mercury High, Twin Exhausted, and Slags to Bitches but that the band was having trouble shaking the “jazz fusion” description.
    • Island was not pleased with the sales for Ian Gillan Band.  Part of the deal in leaving Island was that Gillan got to recover his catalogue and put it into Clear Air Music Publishing.

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    Episode #85 – Tommy Bolin – The Final Show

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    Jai-Alai Fronton

    Profile:

    Sports complex located in Miami, Florida. The venue hosted concerts during the 1960s and 1970s.

    Contact Info:

    3500 NW 37th Avenue

    Miami, FL 33142

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    Lead up to the Album:

    • THE ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
    • February 26, 1976
    • BY DAVID RENSIN
    • Along with Jeff Beck, Keith Moon, Salvador Dali and 12 roadies, Bolin was named a correspondent in Ritchie Blackmore’s divorce suit against his wife, Babs. As he tugged at a single large silver hoop earring and straightened his tinted hair, Bolin conceded nothing: ” I was in a drunken stupor for four days and I passed out at her place. She was always having these parties. I never fucked her or nothing.” Bolin’s name has since been dropped from the suit.
    • After recording Private Eyes Tommy headed out on the road to tour.  They played their first show on April 28, 1976 in Encinitas.  At this point it’s unclear that Bolin knew Deep Purple had broken up.
    • In May he played a show at Ebbets Field.  “I have the best of both worlds,” he said. “I can make money with Purple and be as artsy as I want on my own.”  As we’ve discussed previously, while Deep Purple had broken up it wasn’t until later than Bolin and Hughes were made aware of this.
    • After leaving Deep Purple his long time girlfriend had left him, starting a relationship with Glenn Hughes.
    • Tommy reportedly pulled back a little on the tour and some fans reported disappointment when he gave some of his solos to Norma Jean Bell.
    • His drug use was increasing and decreasing night-tonight.
    • He verbally insulted record label executives at one show who were in attendance.
    • Shortly after he was dropped by Nemperor records and found a new home with Columbia.
    • The Private Eyes Lineup began the tour, Jimmy Haslip took over on bass with Johnnie Bolin on Drums up until October of 1976.
    • Norma Jean Bell was critical of Johnnie Bolin’s drumming stating he didnt’ have the same jazz style of previous drummers being more of a straight ahead rock drummer and Johnnie left the band.
    • In October Mark Craney took over on drums with Max Gronenthal taking over on keyboards.
    • The band played a show in Sioux City, Tommy’s home town, on November 22 and had a rest there.
    • The next show was December 3, 1976 opening for Jeff Beck on the first date of a new tour.
    • Show at Miami Jai-Alai Fronton, a sports complex located in Miami, Florida. The venue hosted concerts during the 1960s and 1970s.

    Personnel

    • Bass – Jimmy Haslip
      • Extremely prolific bassist who has played with everyone from Crosby, Stills, and Nash to Blackjack, and Diana Ross.
    • Drums – Mark Craney
      • Played with Jean Luc Ponty, Jethro Tull, Z (on the Shampoohorn album).
      • Claude Schnell’s Phil Collins story
      • Passed away in 2005.
    • Guitar, Vocals – Tommy Bolin
    • Keyboards, Vocals – Max Gronenthal
      • Played with Rod Stewart, Grand Funk Railroad, 
    • Saxophone, Vocals – Norma Jean Bell

    Album Tracks:

    1. Teaser 
    2. People People
    3. You Told Me That You Loved Me
    4. Drum and Guitar Solos
    5. Wild Dogs
    6. Post Toastee

    After the Show

    • Tommy returned to the Newport Hotel after the show.  He passed away in the early morning of December 4, 1976.  The coroner’s investigation found the death to be caused by an overdose of morphine, cocaine, lidocaine, and alcohol.
    • It’s reported that his drug and alcohol abuse intensified to battle the depression he was suffering from as a result of his breakup with his longtime girlfriend Karen and financial concerns.
    • His funeral was held on December 10, 1976 in Sioux City and he was buried in his family’s plot at Calvary Cemetery.
    • Karen Ulibarri returned from England and is said to have placed a ring on Tommy’s finger that Jimi Hendrix had been wearing the day he died.
    • It’s said that Deep Purple’s manager had given the ring to Tommy as a gift and Karen had kept it safe because Tommy kept losing it.

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