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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.
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.
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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.
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LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: Bassist Glenn Hughes of rock group Deep Purple rehearses at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: Vocalist David Coverdale and guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) of rock group Deep Purple, rehearse at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: Bassist Glenn Hughes, vocalist David Coverdale and guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) of rock group Deep Purple, rehearse at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: English keyboard player Jon Lord (1941-2012), of rock group Deep Purple, rehearsing at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: English rock group Deep Purple posed at Columbia rehearsal studios in Los Angeles, USA in June 1975. Left to right: Bassist Glenn Hughes, Drummer Ian Paice, keyboard player Jon Lord (1941-2012), guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) and singer David Coverdale. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: English rock group Deep Purple posed at Columbia rehearsal studios in Los Angeles, USA in June 1975. Left to right: Drummer Ian Paice, bassist Glenn Hughes, singer David Coverdale, guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) and keyboard player Jon Lord (1941-2012). (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES – 1st JUNE: American guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) from rock band Deep Purple posed in Los Angeles, USA in June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES – 1st JUNE: English keyboard player Jon Lord (1941-2012) and guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) from rock band Deep Purple pose sitting in a vintage Jaguar sports car overlooking Los Angeles, USA in June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES – 1st JUNE: American guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) from rock band Deep Purple poses sitting on a sports car overlooking Los Angeles, USA in June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES – 1st JUNE: English keyboard player Jon Lord (1941-2012) and guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) from rock band Deep Purple pose with a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing coupe sports car overlooking Los Angeles, USA in June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES – 1st JUNE: American guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) and keyboard player Jon Lord (1941-2012) from rock band Deep Purple pose overlooking Los Angeles, USA in June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES – 1st JUNE: American guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) and keyboard player Jon Lord (1941-2012) from rock band Deep Purple pose overlooking Los Angeles, USA in June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES – 1st JUNE: English keyboard player Jon Lord (1941-2012) from rock band Deep Purple poses with a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing coupe sports car overlooking Los Angeles, USA in June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: English rock group Deep Purple posed at Columbia rehearsal studios in Los Angeles, USA in June 1975. Clockwise from top left: drummer Ian Paice, singer David Coverdale, keyboard player Jon Lord (1941-2012) guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) seated and bassist Glenn Hughes. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
English keyboard player Jon Lord (1941 – 2012), of rock group Deep Purple, rehearsing at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and Tommy BOLIN; Tommy Bolin, playing Fender Stratocaster guitar during rehearsals, with Hiwatt amplifiers behind at Columbia Studios sound stage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of David COVERDALE and Tommy BOLIN and Jon LORD and Ian PAICE and Glenn HUGHES and DEEP PURPLE; L-R (back): Ian Paice, David Coverdale, (front): Glenn Hughes, Tommy Bolin, Jon Lord – posed, studio, group shot (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of David COVERDALE and Tommy BOLIN and Jon LORD and Ian PAICE and Glenn HUGHES and DEEP PURPLE; L-R: Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Tommy Bolin, David Coverdale – posed, studio, group shot (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of David COVERDALE and Tommy BOLIN and Jon LORD and Ian PAICE and Glenn HUGHES and DEEP PURPLE; L-R: Ian Paice, Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale, Tommy Bolin, Jon Lord – posed, studio, group shot, standing against pool table (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of David COVERDALE and Tommy BOLIN and Jon LORD and Ian PAICE and Glenn HUGHES and DEEP PURPLE; L-R (back): Ian Paice, David Coverdale, (front): Glenn Hughes, Tommy Bolin, Jon Lord – posed, studio, group shot, (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of Tommy BOLIN and Jon LORD and Ian PAICE and DEEP PURPLE and David COVERDALE and Glenn HUGHES; Posed group portrait L-R Back- Ian Paice and David Coverdale – middle Tommy Bolin and Glenn Hughes – front – Jon Lord (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of Tommy BOLIN and Jon LORD and Ian PAICE and DEEP PURPLE and David COVERDALE and Glenn HUGHES; Posed group portrait L-R David Coverdale, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Tommy Bolin and Glenn Hughes (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and Glenn HUGHES and Tommy BOLIN and Ian PAICE; L to R: Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice, Tommy Bolin playing in rehearsal at Columbia Studios sound stage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and Glenn HUGHES and Jon LORD; L to R: Jon Lord & Glenn Hughes in rehearsal at Columbia Studios sound stage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of Ian PAICE and Jon LORD and Glenn HUGHES and David COVERDALE and DEEP PURPLE and Tommy BOLIN; L-R (back): Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Glenn Hughes, (front): Tommy Bolin, David Coverdale – posed, studio, group shot (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and Tommy BOLIN; Tommy Bolin, posed, in phone box (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and Jon LORD; Jon Lord playing keyboards (Hammond Organ) at rehearsal at Columbia Studios sound stage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of Ian PAICE and DEEP PURPLE; Ian Paice playing drums at rehearsal at Columbia Studios sound stage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and Jon LORD; Jon Lord playing keyboards during rehearsal at Columbia Studios sound stage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and Tommy BOLIN; Tommy Bolin, posed at Columbia Studios sound stage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of Tommy BOLIN and Jon LORD and Ian PAICE and DEEP PURPLE and David COVERDALE and Glenn HUGHES; L-R: Ian Paice, Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale, Tommy Bolin, Jon Lord – posed, group shot (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of Jon LORD and Tommy BOLIN and Ian PAICE and Glenn HUGHES and DEEP PURPLE and David COVERDALE; L-R (back): David Coverdale, Jon Lord, Tommy Bolin, (front): Ian Paice, Glenn Hughes – posed, studio, group shot (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and Tommy BOLIN; Tommy Bolin playing Fender Stratocaster guitar in rehearsal at Columbia Studios sound stage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and Tommy BOLIN; Tommy Bolin playing guitar in rehearsal, looking to camera at Columbia Studios sound stage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and Tommy BOLIN; Tommy Bolin, posed at Columbia Studios sound stage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and Tommy BOLIN; Tommy Bolin, posed, sitting on large chair holding drink (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of Tommy BOLIN and DEEP PURPLE; Tommy Bolin at Columbia Studios sound stage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
UNITED STATES – JUNE 01: Photo of DEEP PURPLE and David COVERDALE and Tommy BOLIN and Jon LORD and Ian PAICE and Glenn HUGHES; L-R: Ian Paice, Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale, Tommy Bolin, Jon Lord – posed, group shot, sitting on pool table (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
English keyboard player Jon Lord (1941 – 2012), of rock group Deep Purple, rehearsing at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)
English keyboard player Jon Lord (1941 – 2012), of rock group Deep Purple, rehearsing at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: Vocalist David Coverdale of rock group Deep Purple rehearses with a cigarette at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: Keyboard player Jon Lord (1941-2012) of rock group Deep Purple posed at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: Guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) of rock group Deep Purple rehearses at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: Drummer Ian Paice of rock group Deep Purple posed at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: Guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) of rock group Deep Purple posed at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, USA – 1st JUNE: English keyboard player Jon Lord (1941-2012), of rock group Deep Purple, rehearsing at Columbia Studios sound stage, Los Angeles, June 1975. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)
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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!”
If You Love Me Woman (Bolin, Coverdale)
The Orange Juice Song (Coverdale, Lord)
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I Got Nothing For You (Bolin, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord)
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.
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.
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.
Driver (Version 1) (Bolin, Coverdale)
The Last of the Long Jams (Bolin, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice)
Untitled Song (impromptu version of I Got You Babe) (Sonny Bono)
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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.”
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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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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.
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.
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Sheils, Liam (4 November 2000). “David Coverdale – Into the Light (EMI 5281242)”. Kerrang!. No. 826
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Mineur, Matthias (2000). “David Coverdale – Into the Light (EMI)”. Metal Hammer. Vol. 17, no. 10. Munich, Germany: AS Young Mediahouse GmbH. p. 86.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Founding editor of the Japanese music magazine Burrn!
Liner notes for many Japanese releases.
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.
management: morey management group – jim morey, andrew leff and jason morey
business management: gelfand, rennert, feldman and brown – nicholas brown, stephen marks, rhoda weintraub and trevor robinson, legal: russells of london: tony russell, chris organ and alan lander. photography & creative coordination by russell young.
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.
technical support:
144 gigabyte of thanks to bob cacciatore and wolfgang at xistor.com for pro tools support and the ‘coolest hard drive systems on the planet, bob and greg at bizarre guitar, terry and scott at starsound audio, bobby and anthony at mates, andy at apogee, tim godwinn at line 6, Di Aural Inc., bitheadz.com
very special thanks to:
geoff brandenberg, christie lee, holly beatie, roberta lew, peter darvis, bob blanchard, johnny morris, tu bears, verlyn cutler, The Magnificent Seven and Sarah Divine rupert perry, tony wadsworth, mark collen, trudy bellinger and all at emi, nicholas and jim, jen samaria, bobby collin and all at mmg, the x factor, dave thomas, clarissa and bryce, denny and lori, caroline, leah, maggie, beth and linda, debbie and richard poudrier, nick the teeth duncan, harry dash, dr. edward kantor, dr. emily smith, dr. louis bonaldi, the ministry of blues, syl and mare-y, pam, ron and c.j., chris blanchard, russell young and finagle, mr. ugly pants, lake tahoe, paul newman, dalai bob, adrian, saskia and mickey (like the mouse), koh and masa, kim mongillo, charlie jacobs, the barker family, frankie the cheese, the boners, gary marks, chris and sue wilson, masta killa b, johnny hair, the atkinson family, joyce and kerry at incline travel, Gaia, the chateau marmont, bar marmont and the sheraton universal, the b.v.d.’s, julie nails, claudia and enrique, laura velasco, soundwaves, stephen barr, skip at northern light, the wild alaskan fish company, whitesnake, deep purple, austin powers, lava lamps, candles, essential oils, crystals, jimmy page, the witches of incline, kipper, marco pierre white, tony z, t.j. and winnie may, isis, sabu and floyd, my beloved children jessica and jasper and the love of my life, cindy, Lord Michael and the Beloved Presence of God.
Let Light, Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.
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.
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.
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.
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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
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Hi Nate, thanks for the message. I’ll go by “Jellybean”, my nickname when I discovered the band.
That would have been 1971, when I was 11. Was visiting the kids next door, a couple years older than me, they were playing this wild music – Purples eponymous third album. Hooked! That organ – you didn’t hear that sort of thing on the single radio station in our small rural town. I was learning organ at the time and wondered why I couldn’t make such sounds!
They dubbed me a copy and ai played it so much I wrecked it. So went and bought a real copy. Saw a bunch of other Purple cassettes there and a few weeks later went and got their new release “Burn”. So good. Still my favourite Purple album.
I remember telling another neighbour “Deep Purple are releasing a new album today – Stormbringer”. Off I go to the music shop again. I didn’t have a lot of cash, so I bought very few cassettes in those days. It would have taken months to save up for one.
Sometime after that, I was listening to music with my cousin, he says what do you think of this song… wow, oh wow. Didn’t know the song but at all but knew it was Ritchie playing. Was told it was something called Black Night. So I went from Mark I to Mark Iii &IV and not heard Mark II at all. Back to the music store, pick up a cassette called “24 carat purple”. A Mark II compilation. Floored all over again.
Eventually I get a bit of a job and a record player, start buying the back catalog on vinyl, the older stuff. Went in reverse order – Who Do You Think We Are, then Machine, Fireball, In Rock, thinking these guys are getting better!
Favourite band then and still now over 40 years later. And Burn is still the best.
I got to see the band only once, their 1984 comeback tour. Dec 4th in Melbourne. So loud, so amazing.
Then I lost track of the band, moving around the country for work and life stuff. Thanks to the podcast which I’ve been listening to this year, I’ve listened and learned about the extended family. Thanks heaps to you Nate and John for the shop. Glad to be a supporter.
Caribou Ranch was a recording studio built by producer James William Guercio in 1972 in a converted barn on ranch property in the Rocky Mountains near Nederland, Colorado, on the road that leads to the ghost town of Caribou. The studio was in operation until it was damaged in a fire in March 1985.
One Night in the City (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell)
Side Two:
Evil Eyes (Dio)
Mystery (Dio, Bain)
Eat Your Heart Out (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell)
Egypt (The Chains Are On) (Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell)
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Reception and Charts:
From Wikipedia:
It became the band’s highest-charting album in both the UK and the U.S., reaching number 4 and number 23, respectively (Sacred Heart would later reach number 4 in the UK as well).
It was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the RIAA on September 12, 1984, and was the first Dio album to be certified platinum, achieving the feat on February 3, 1987.[3] In the UK, it attained Silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1986, at the same time as Holy Diver.[4] To date, these are the only two Dio albums to be certified at least platinum.
In 2005, The Last In Line was ranked number 372 in Rock Hard magazine’s book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[9]
Reviews
Kerrang’s alliteration-filled thoughts on the album.
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Nate and John were not available last minutes to review the new single so our good buddies, friends of the show, and frequent guest hosts Rich and Scott took over for this special bonus episode! Check it out and let us know what you think of the new single!
They’re loud, but they’re harmless. And some people even like to eat them.
Cicadas are beginning to emerge from the ground around Chicagoland and Illinois. Two broods will converge on the state in a historic emergence. They belong to Brood XIX, four species that appear every 13 years in the Southeast, and Brood XIII, three species that appear every 17 years in northern Illinois.
It will be the first time in 221 years that these two specific broods come above ground at the same time and in such proximity. The last time this happened was in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president, and Illinois had yet to become a state.
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Glenn says this is his favorite song on the album.
Still in Love with You
Written right before the show!
Glenn says this is his favorite ballad on the album.
Coast to Coast
Trapeze, You Are The Music, We’re Just The Band
This Time Around
Deep Purple, Come Taste The Band
Owed to G
Deep Purple, Come Taste The Band
Gettin’ Tighter
Deep Purple, Come Taste The Band
You Keep on Moving
Deep Purple, Come Taste The Band
Lady Double Dealer
Deep Purple, Stormbringer
I Got Your Number
Hughes Thrall, Hughes Thrall
Stormbringer
Deep Purple, Stormbringer
Better view of the shirt from the album cover. Photo taken by Steve Clowes – October 11, 1994, Rio, Bradford, UK . Link to more photos from that concert here: https://www.glennhughes.com/tourography/solo1994.html
“Recorded in Tokyo in the Summer Of 1994. A brilliant concert, my band played incredibly, the audience was fantastic. I felt my Creator present while singing Still In Love With You on this live recording. It was one of those nights that was like a dream. The crowd gave me tremendous energy. My fans are my songs, they are my lifeblood. Turn this one up really loud!”
Message from Glenn Hughes:
Here’s the most relevant part of the latest message from Glenn, from 21. December 1994:
To all Deep Purple Fans
I would like to thank all of you, who purchased the Mark III and Mark IV albums which I performed on.
I am currently writing and in production for my next studio album to be released in the early summer of 95. My live album (currently on import) Burning in Japan [sic] will be out in the New Year. Six Purple songs are performed here to great satisfactory performances.
You must remember that Purple asked me to join to add a new dimension to the sound, which I did. I have the greatest respect for Ian and Roger. But David and myself are different writers, performers and singers. I wish all the Purple family the very best, and to you all Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!
Glenn Hughes
Reviews
Could not find a DPAS review.
Review from Coast to Coast Fanzine Issue #02
Bill Jones for the newsgroup alt.music.deep-purple Sept 24, 199
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Nick Simper’s Fandango: Future Times Shark / lnterford 148.506: Germany: 1980. My German is not very good (well, non-existant really), but there does seem to be second album out by Simper’s current band. As the first LP (‘Slipstreaming’, reviewed some time ago) was poorly received, we thought the band had just fizzled out, but it looks as if they might have gone to ground in Europe to earn a living. I expect some import copies will surface here for those of you dedicated or curious enough to want it. It’s unlikely that Gull records will want to issue it here. There are nine titles listed:1/ Pull Out & Start Again, I’ll Never Get Over-You, Get Down Lay Down, She Was My Friend. 2/ Future Times, Undercover Man, Something’s Burning, Hard Drink & Easy Women. Jeez, the titles alone are enough to put me off it!
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