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Goldmine magazine reviews the “25th anniversary” reissue of Blackmore’s Night Fires at Midnight: Mostly though, the original album stands on its own, a sweeping survey of sounds seemingly drawn from a traditional tapestry. A sprightly take on “The Times They Are A-Changin’” fits comfortably alongside the folk-like frolic of “Village on the Sand” and “Home […]
Read more »Rhino Entertainment in the US will be re-releasing a number of their back catalogue items on vinyl as part of their Rocktober event. The following items could be of particular interest for our pages. Available October 4 Deep Purple — Machine Head 1-LP on Black vinyl IOMMI — The 1996 Dep Sessions 1-LP on Translucent […]
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore tells the story of writing and recording of Smoke on the Water.
Read more »Orange Amplifiers in cooperation with Premier Guitar will be giving away the Glenn Hughes Signature Crush Bass 50 amp(s). You can enter the giveaway until November 18, 2024 via this link.
Read more »A pretty decent audience recording of the complete Deep Purple show on September 13 in São Paulo.
Read more »The Moonstone Project album New Life will see a re-release later this year via Escape Music. The Moonstone Project is the brainchild of Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini, with participation of guest musicians. New Life, originally released in 2005, features Ian Paice, Glenn Hughes, and Graham Bonnet, among many other rock luminaries and session musicians. The […]
Read more »Louder Sound prints some quotes from a 1975 vintage Blackmore interview that originally appeared in the inaugural issue of the International Musician and Recording World magazine: Assessing some of his peers, Blackmore confessed that he “wasn’t struck” on Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, and admitted “I never saw what was in Clapton at all.” In a […]
Read more »The Fireworks magazine, hailing from the UK, has Deep Purple as the cover story of their issue #108: The evergreen Deep Purple are our cover stars, providing us with an amazing three-page interview courtesy of the great Ian Gillan – as interviews go, it’s an unmissable one covering album names, band members and producers! The […]
Read more »Lazy Sod from the latest album =1 will be released as a physical single on October 11, 2024 (it was previously available only virtually). The new physical formats include digisleeve CD and 12″ maxi single vinyl. The track will be backed by live versions of Highway Star and Lazy, both recorded at an unspecified date […]
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore recalls the story of how Child in Time (née Bombay Calling) came into being.
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