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January 29
New Deep Purple photo book
Another exciting project from the producers behind "Total Abandon" is a photo book that will be released in time for the world tour starting in March. The book will feature photographs from the 1999 Australian tour as well as the Royal Albert Hall rehearsals and concerts.
Thanks to Drew Thompson for the info.

January 29
Media promotion for the RAH CD
Keep an eye out for appearances by some or all members of Deep Purple on TV and radio stations throughout Europe the coming weeks. We don't have many details but reports are coming in about planned appearances on "Big Breakfast" on Channel 4 in the UK on Tuesday February 1, some German TV appearances, VH1 Europe. Keep your eyes open on your local TV listings as we won't have the time to list all the details here.

January 29
Update on new Deep Purple video
We received this from the producer of the new Deep Purple videos:
DEEP PURPLE "OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO BOOTLEG" MERCHANDISING RELEASE:
"OUT & ABOUT" AROUND THE WORLD 1995-1999
TRACK LISTINGS FOR COMPILATION VIDEO:
19 MARCH 1995 CHILD IN TIME SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
8 APRIL 1995 ANYA SPACE TRUCKIN' BOMBAY, INDIA
22 JUNE 1996 SPEED KING MOSCOW, RUSSIA
19 MARCH 1997 FIREBALL SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL
30 JANUARY 1998 BLOODSUCKER SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE SCREAMING CALIFORNIA,USA
8 FEBRUARY 1998 NO ONE CAME WHEN A BLIND MAN CRIES SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
2 JUNE 1998 HUSH ISTANBUL, TURKEY
26 NOVEMBER 1998 WATCHING THE SKY FINGERS TO THE BONE BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
28 NOVEMBER 1998 LAZY SOFIA, BULGARIA
20 APRIL 1999 SMOKE ON THE WATER (DIRECTORS CUT--PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) MELBOURNE, VICTORIA
Thanks to Drew Thompson for the info.

January 24
EMI in £12bn Warner merger
And now over to the business desk for the latest:
Deep Purple's European record company EMI is poised to announce a £12bn merger with Warner Music Group in a move that will create the world's largest record company and make EMI a majority owned subsidiary of Time Warner.
Source: electronic Telegraph
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January 23
New Deep Purple videos, DVDs and Minidisc
If all goes well, a new line of material is being prepared for the online store and merchandising for the March tour.
At present, the Australian producer who gave us "Total Abandon" is working on a new live video and DVD which features Deep Purple live in India 1995. It is a great show , highlighting Steve's presence as the new guitar player with the band. The band were at the time writing "Purpendicular" and the showcase is a sensational version of "The Purpendicular waltz"
Also, hopefully in time for the tour, there will be available a fans only compilation of live tracks taken from 1995-1999. Shows will include South Korea 1995, Moscow 1996, Costa Rica 1997, Bulgaria 1998,& Bucharest 1998.
Finally, for all those fans who have been crying out for Deep Purple on Minidisc, there will be a limited release of "Total Abandon" with a bonus 30 min interview with Ian Gillan during the Australian tour, and a modified booklet highlighting the Asian 2000 tour dates.
Thanks to Drew Thompson for the info.

January 23
Deep Purple appearance on German TV
Deep Purple will appear on the German TV show "Gottschalks TV Welt" on channel "ZDF" on Thursday, February 3, 2000 at 20:15 CET (GMT+1) to promote the RAH CD. This channel is available throughout Europe via the Astra satellite.
Thanks to Gerald Heinrich and Nigel Young for the info.

January 23
New Dixie Dregs live album
A new CD with Dixie Dregs (featuring Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse of course) will be released in the USA by Zebra Records on February 1. The CD is a liverecording of the shows at the Roxy Theater, LA on August 26-28, 1999. Special Guest on the Dregs' cover of Frank Zappa's "Peaches En Regalia" is Dweezil Zappa on guitar.
Fans who preordered the CD through Zebra Records' website will be listed in the "Thanks to" section of the CD booklet. I am sure readers of this website will recognise a name or two...
Thanks to Walter Jahn and Zebra Records for the info.

January 19
Update from the DPAS
The Deep Purple Appreciation Society reports:
We will soon be taking orders soon for the RAH DVD and video. These are scheduled for release in mid-February, but there may be a slight delay.
The Live at the RAH CD is still due Jan 24th and the remastered CDs on Feb 7th. You can order these now via the DPAS order page.
The first Steve Morse track is missing from the CD to make way for Quicktime video clips from the gig.
New Years greetings from all at DPAS

January 19
Deep Purple on North American TV(!)
There is a new hit TV show called "The Sopranos" (a made for TV "Godfather" of the 90`s (2000`s)... In a scene where one of the main characters is "blacking out", "Smoke on the Water" is loudly playing.
Thanks to Gary Poronovich for the info.

January 15
Even more new releases
A new issue of the Deep Purple Appreciation Society magazine "Darker than blue" is out and they have some info on releases we are waiting for and releases we didn't know we were waiting for. The remastered version of WDWTWA is scheduled for a possible release in April and the new Bolin stuff ("Days may come..." and the full "Last concert in Japan") is just waiting on the final checking of contracts.
Of more interest, there are two videos due out - the one hinted at by Joanna is the Bombay show from 95, but there is also a second tape planned with various songs from 95 to present, probably including: