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Dislocated in the Clouds
Gillan/Glover album Accidentally On Purpose remains one of the most unique works in the Purple family. Here are some video clips from that period.
Read more »Archive for March, 2009
Sailing away in Västerås
Glenn Hughes did a very low key acoustic show in Sweden this Saturday. Just a guitar, some keyboards, Glenn singing, and a special guest to boot — Coast To Coast was performed together with Nathalie Lorichs. Glenn saw the clip of Nathalie perfoming CTC in high school and this time around invited her to the […]
Read more »Made In Japan visuals and more DVD details
As previously reported exclusively by The Highway Star, seven rolls of 8mm film from Deep Purple’s 1972 concerts in Japan have come to light. We also promised you a look at the film. Click on this photo to see a series of screen grabs from the black & white film. 90 seconds of Highway Star […]
Read more »Gillan talks money
British newspaper The Telegraph interviewed Ian Gillan on an unusual topic — money: ARE YOU GOOD WITH MONEY OR IRRESPONSIBLE? I’m completely irresponsible, I’m afraid. I’m ignorant about money as a commodity – I have never really understood it. Years ago I decided to delegate running everything to my management because I’m only home three […]
Read more »That after gig moment
Ian Gillan’s message to the fans recorded in his hotel room after the last gig in São Paulo. Kinda puts things into prospective, isn’t it?
Read more »Less talk, more drumming
Russian web site DrumSpeech.com has posted more footage of Paicey’s drum clinic in Moscow from February 7. Thanks to bloodsucker from the deep-purple.ru forum for the info.
Read more »Made In Japan film unearthed
Deep Purple’s Made In Japan concerts were filmed. At least in part. Seven reels of silent 8mm footage filmed at Deep Purple’s famous August 1972 Japanese concerts have been found. Rumours of such film have persisted for years, and now their existence has been verified. Audio recordings of these three concerts formed the basis of […]
Read more »São Paulo: Purple always a great experience
What can I say about a Purple concert? Well, it’s always a great experience, a great show, and a fantastic performance. They started with Highway Star, and played a lot of classic songs like Strange Kind Of Woman, Perfect Strangers and Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming from the Steve Morse era. The set list was […]
Read more »From the Swiss vaults
This deserves promotion to a separate post. Some historical TV footage have appeared on YouTube. Montreux, April 1971, live and interview…
Read more »Sao Paulo feel like screaming
I want to share my experience at Deep Purple gig last night at Via Funchal, São Paulo. This is the 4th live Purple concert I attend. The first was at Ginasio do Ibirapuera 1992 (if I’m not wrong) Joe Lynn Turner era and the last three at The Rapture At The Deep Tour. Tom Brasil […]
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