Ian Gillan |
Jeff Healey Tribute Show *11.04.08* |
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Ian Gillan is reported as being in the line-up for a Jeff Healey tribute show, to be held on May 3rd 2008 in the Sound Academy, Toronto. Other performers named include Jack Bruce (from Cream) and Randy Bachman (of Bachman Turner Overdrive). There is a second night held at Jeff Healey's Roadhouse on May 4th. Proceeds from the show will go to the Daisy's Eye Cancer Fund and to the Healey Family Trust.
DB #7001873 (with thanks to Tom Jory) Photo: David Leyes |
Ian Gillan |
Live In Anaheim *updated 4.04.08* |
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Ian Gillan has a live album and DVD out, recorded on his Gillan's Inn tour of America in 2006. Live In Anaheim is "approved and 100% endorsed by the artist" according to the sales bumph. Two tracks from this gig have already appeared on the special edition of Gillan's Inn. It's a double disc set, and the press info says it is totally unedited. The band comprised Randy Cooke, Rodney Appleby, Michael Lee Jackson, Dean Howard and Joe Mennonna.
David Coseni in Canada says there will be an NTSC format version on
the Live in Anaheim DVD released in North America in May.
The shows were reviewed in DTB Issue 58. The disc is shipping now, and can be ordered from dpas
mail order.
DPAS First Impressions: As the Gillan's Inn tour never made it out of America, a useful official souvenir for those who missed it. If you think IG during his between DP spell in the early 90s you'll not be far wrong; a top notch backing band and a whole mess of off the wall cuts and favourites all delivered in fine no-nonsense style. Gillan has been in stronger voice (the following DP tour for starters!) but all in all a great time seems to have been had by all. Strangely I enjoyed the early in the set grunge of Into The Fire most; with a bass so slack it sets the teeth on edge, it manages to capture some of the spirit of 1970 well. Guitars restrained as well. Points docked for flash but ultimately skimpy packaging (booklet? One piece of paper!), and the mix is a bit strange at times too. SR
SR #7001873 |
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Live At The Marquee *18.02.08* |
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We've had enquiries so here's our thoughts. Despite what their
advance publicity said, the latest Gillan archive CD is a poor
quality audience recording from the short season the band did at the
Marquee in December 1978. At least one listener reckons it's the
first night with Ritchie Blackmore on the encores (ageing fans will
recall the man in black turned up unannounced for a jam while trying
to get Ian Gillan to join Rainbow) but overall less complete than the widely
available bootleg.
SR #700188 (Thanks to Tim Summers) |
Ian Gillan |
Another Best Of Gillan *updated 15.02.08* |
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There's another Gillan 'Best Of' out, this time from the label handling the Gillan back-catalogue reissues. So it's worth picking up as an introduction to the band (despite some early albums being ignored), and good value for money (31 tracks on a double). For the rest of us there's nothing here to tempt the collector, and even new fans will find very little to enable them to dig deeper into the catalogue as it lacks a straightforward list of tracks + origins. Our thanks to Stuart Hamilton for the heads up (the label couldn't even be bothered to email us a sales sheet!).
This collection can now be
ordered from dpas
mail order.
SR #7001841 |
Ian Gillan |
Gillan TV On YouTube *22.01.08* |
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Ian Gillan extends his online presence with his own TV station - well, his own channel, well a few clips powered by YouTube at any rate. So if the thought of yet more repeats, dumbed down docs or reality TV shows on the BBC doesn't turn you on, try tuning in. It's a bit silly, but much better than YouTube's usual fare of pirated copyright material!
http://www.youtube.com/CarambaTV
MM #700186 (Thanks to Richard Taylor) |
Ian Gillan |
Rock Goes To College *17.01.08* |
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Gillan's fondly remembered set off BBC TV's "Rock Goes To College"
series at Oxford Polytechnic on the 2nd February 1981 is finally due
out on DVD shortly. It includes the full one hour show, plus a wedge
of Top Of The Pops appearances from around the same time and a German
TV slot of the band doing Vengeance.
It can be pre-ordered now at dpas
mail order, where a complete track
listing can also be found.
MM #700185 |
Ian Gillan |
Differences Settled? *22.11.07* |
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Classic Rock magazine has reported stories of a Gillan reunion, apparently spurred on by the sorting out of differences between the two sides. It would certainly be great if things have been settled. Anyway we'll be as interested as anyone else to see if there is any substance to the report. Altogether now, hey hey a hey hey!
In response (on Classic Rock's website), Bernie Torme has issued this statement:
'Anything is possible, but it would be nice to be asked about it
before reading it in Classic Rock!
I don't think in my case it's exactly likely, but I would never say
never, and anyway there's always Janick Gers or Steve Byrd [two other
former Gillan guitarists] to think about.
Obviously I can't speak for anyone else. Maybe they are already
finalising tour dates and booking hotels, but no one has asked me!'
SR #7001831, with thanks to Paul Harrison. |
Ian Gillan |
Singles Box Set *updated 13.11.07* |
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Demon / Edsel are due to release a box set of the eleven UK singles issued by Gillan between 1979-82, in CD-sized replicas of their original 7” sleeves. As a clincher for fans the box also includes a bonus DVD of seven promo videos. most of which have never been commercially available before. The booklet will apparently be annotated by Ian Gillan.
The singles are:
• 'Vengeance' / 'Smoke On The Water' [live at Kingsway Recorders]
• 'Sleeping On The Job' / 'Higher And Higher'
• ' No Easy Way' [single edit] / 'Handles On Her Hips' / 'I Might As Well Go Home (Mystic)'
• 'Trouble' / 'Your Sister’s On My List' / 'Mr' Universe' [live] /
'Vengeance' [live] / 'Smoke On The Water' [live]
• 'Mutually Assured Destruction' / 'The Maelstrom'
• 'New Orleans' / 'Take A Hold Of Yourself'
• 'No Laughing In Heaven' [single edit] / 'One For The Road' / 'Lucille' / 'Bad News'
• 'Nightmare' / 'Bite The Bullet' [live]
• 'Restless' / 'On The Rocks' [live]
• 'Living For The City' / 'Breaking Chains' / 'Purple Sky'
• 'Long Gone' / 'Fiji'
"Bonus DVD: The Videos" -
'Sleeping On The Job', 'No Laughing In Heaven', 'Lucille', 'Nightmare', 'Restless', 'Living For The City', 'Long Gone'. (shame that there's one missing: ie. 'Mr. Universe', which it seems was made at the same time as 'Sleeping On The Job').
The box set can be ordered at dpas
mail order. This release is now in stock. The label seem to have contracted out distribution, and this caused delays and non-delivery beyond the original release date. We should also note that this set is now limited to 3,000 worldwide. Review DTB Issue 59.
DPAS Review / First Impressions: Gillan - The Singles / The Promo Videos updated
DPAS Illustrated Discography: Gillan 7" Singles
DB #7001811, with thanks to Martin Waldron (see more details at www.gillan.com) |
Ian Gillan |
Gillan's Inn USA *24.09.07* |
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The two disc version of Gillan's Inn Tour Edition is now scheduled
for American release in October 2007. This is the same as the one
which came out in Europe back in February 2007.
SR #700182 |
Ian Gillan |
Japanese Card Set *10.07.07* |
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There is a Japanese 10xCD card sleeve set of Ian Gillan material
coming out in August in Japan.
It includes Child in Time, Live At The
Budokan, Mr.Universe, Glory Road, Future Shock, Double Trouble,
Magic, Accidentally On Purpose, Naked Thunder and Toolbox.
Thanks to John Jennings for the news.
SR #700180 |
Ian Gillan |
Orchestral Manoeuvres In Greece *updated 2.07.07* |
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Ian Gillan performed a one-off in Greece on Saturday, June 30
with the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, at an open-air
theatre called Theatro Gis (Theatre of the Earth), Thessaloniki. It
seats 6,000.
Ian sang over orchestral arrangements of several Deep
Purple songs - Highway Star, Fireball, Smoke On The Water, Black
Night, When A Blind Man Cries, Ted the Mechanic, Strange Kind Of
Woman and Perfect Strangers.
DPAS Live Review : Ian Gillan / Thessaloniki, June 30th 2007
MR #7001791 (photo: Martin Ashberry)
(Thanks to Anestis Ladopoulos & Nikos Mantzos) |
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Gillan |
Erroneous Tour Edition *updated 14.05.07* |
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The producers of the Gillan's Inn tour edition have at last issued a statement, and offered to replace the discs free of charge, as well as letting you keep the erroneous copy. So if your copy lacks the live tracks 16 and 17, you can get a relacement.
For full details of how to do this read the statement in full:
In a further development I'm told that the live tracks come from a full show which may be the subject of an audio release at some time in the future.
Statement:
"It has come to our attention that some of the copies of the Tour Edition of Gillan’s Inn have been manufactured with the wrong CD in the package. Ian’s record label has looked into the situation and discovered that there was a problem in the production process; basically an early version of the master tape was sent to one of the manufacturing plants by mistake. This has been corrected but not all of the albums have the problem. If your copy has only 16 tracks on the CD with “Can I Get A Witness” as the last song instead of two live songs then you have one of those that were made in error. We apologize if that’s the case.
Ian’s label will correct the problem. All you have to do is send an email to info@essential-music.com – give your name address and the UPC code of the disc you have (the number above the bar code) and Immergent will send you the correct CD. To make up for the inconvenience, you may keep the original disc in addition to the new one. The original disc is now a collector’s item as there are no legitimate Gillan’s Inn CD’s that contain Can I Get A Witness” – just yours!"
"Thanks for the tip re Gillans Inn. I got the wrongly pressed item on the Saturday, saw article on Weds on the dpas website, emailed the address given that night, received an email back the following morning and new cd on the Friday. Thats what I call service." John Goldsmith
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Back Catalogue
News *updated 6.05.07* |
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Edsel Records
(part of the Demon group, now owned by 2.entertain) are finalising
the third major reissue of the Gillan back-catalogue, the first
time these have been generally available since the short-lived
Caramba editions back in 1999, themselves a copy of the original
comprehensive Virgin CD reissues (Sanctuary were in the frame
for this project a couple of years ago). The programme includes
Live At The Budokan and Child In Time by IGB, as well as Mr Universe,
Glory Road, Future Shock, Double Trouble and Magic. No word yet
on whether the missing titles will appear or not. They can all
be pre-ordered at dpas
mail order and should start appearing in the next couple
of months. The albums are newly remastered but the source of the
tapes used for this is as yet unknown.
The bonus
tracks which were on the Virgin CDs are all included, albeit not
always on the same CD (so for example My Baby Loves Me (Live),
originally squeezed onto the Scarabus CD, is now restored to the
Live At The Budokan CD instead.
The only other
tracks of interest are as follows:
MR UNIVERSE
: Smoke On The Water [live in studio] [b-side of Vengeance]
GLORY ROAD 2CD : Egg Timer [from For Gillan Fans Only] / Harry
Lime Theme [from For Gillan Fans Only]
FUTURE SHOCK : Lucille [Virgin single VS 425 b-side] / Spanish
Guitar [Lyntone LYN 10599, free with Flexipop magazine]
Gillan
CD Reissues : DPAS
First Impressions
dpas
mail order say the second batch of Gillan remasters are shipping
now; Live At The Budokan, Child In Time and Magic (the latter with 8
extra tracks).
MK #7001743
(Thanks to Gary Gilmurray for the low-down) |
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A Journey
In Rock *updated 7.04.07* |
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Ian Gillan's
40th anniversary (that's 40 years as a professional musician...),
DVD has been through a number of changes over the last twelve
months. First an internet only edition, then only available via
IG's web site, etc. but now appears to have settled down as a
2xDVD edition on a major label, available Europe wide (and through dpas
mail order). It has been released through Universal on March
12th internationally (April 2nd in the UK)
Titled Highway
Star - A Journey In Rock, DVD 1 is a two and a half hour documentary
featuring interviews with Ian Gillan, Pavarotti, Tim Rice, George
Best, Roger Glover, Ronnie Dio and many more, along with performance
clips etc. DVD 2 is a bonus disc, with features including another
documentary of Ian Gillan on tour, titled 'End of Tour Blues',
with 12 complete tracks from gigs in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Cardiff
and Plymouth (1hr 45min); GillanCam, half-an-hour of heavily distilled
footage filmed by IG himself; and lots of extras. The total running
time of the two discs is 380 mins (that's well over six hours
in old money) and it's initially available in a limited edition
hardback book. So get that DVD player warmed up now!
Jon Kirkman
has called us having seen the new Gillan History DVD, and is full
of enthusiasm for the quality job they've done, and the remarkably
candid and honest way Gillan is portrayed. All the current band
(and Jon) are interviewed, as well as Colin Towns. He says he
did sit down wondering whether it would hold his interest for
such a long time but it held his attention throughout.
DPAS
Review & First Impressions: Highway Star - A Journey In Rock updated 7.04
SR #7001327
(with thanks to Craig Hooper and Jon Kirkman, photos Andy Szczepanik) |
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Double
Confusion *13.03.07* |
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Repertoire
Records are selling in three Gillan CD remasters, the same month
as the Demon remasters already confirmed (see below) but in at
least one case with different bonus tracks. We don't know what's
going on but if anyone can explain the situation let us know and
we'll pass the info on. dpas
mail order are sticking with the Demon titles to try and
avoid confusion.
SR #700133
(photo: Alan Perry) |
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Gillan
Guests *16.01.07* |
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Ian Gillan's
US manager (Michael Lee Jackson) released a solo album a while
back, but it has taken until now for us to be able to confirm
that Ian Gillan sings lead vocals on a track called "Have
Love, Will Travel". The album is called In A Heartbeat. Gillan
also does backing vox on some other cuts. Gillan has also been
asked to guest on Uli Jon Roth's next studio album, provisionally
titled Under A Dark Side
MM #700178
(Thanks
to Francesco for the info) |
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Ian
Gillan |
Singing
For The Lord *4.01.07* |
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Ian Gillan
has laid down a vocal on a new project Jon Lord is working on
just before Christmas, according to an interview he gave in America
just before the holiday. More details anon.
PJ #700176
(photo:
Girish Menon) |
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Ian
Gillan |
Smoke
This, and This... *updated 16.10.06* |
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Ian Gillan
has his own book on the go, called Smoke This. It's a collection
of material posted by Ian on his website over the past few years
- his comments on subjects various, lyrics, poems and images.
Jeff Breis
has been in touch with further information: "Just to let
you know, Ian's book 'Smoke This!' was already available on sale
at his US shows. I am surprised none of us who were there mentioned
this. It is a nice book, about the size of a tour programme with
100+ pages of photos of him through the years, plus odds & ends
from his Caramba website. Well worth buying."
A photograph
of Ian Gillan"au naturel" was recently posted on his site as one
which hadn't made the final selection! Ian is also working on
a new autobiography too, and has a couple of chapters under his
belt. Ian has also been talking to US reporters about a political
novel he is currently working on called Wessex, for which he already
has a publisher. His original book, Child In Time, written
in collaboration with Dave Cohen, is still available at dpas
mail order.
MM#7001732
(photo: Janez Pelko) |
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Gillan's
Inn *updated 7.03.06* |
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In 2004/05
Ian spent time in a New York State recording studio working on
a career retrospective spanning his 40 years in rock. Michael
Lee Jackson assembled a core band for the backing tracks - himself
on guitar, Howard Fleetwood Wilson on drums, and Rodney Appleby
on bass, along with producer Nick Blagona. Tracks tackled included
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight", "Can I Get a Witness", "Bluesy Blue
Sea", "Speed King", "When a Blind Man Cries", "Demon's
Eye", "Hang Me Out to Dry", "Sugar Plum", "Men of War", "No
Laughing in Heaven", "Trashed," and "Smoke On The Water".
A DVD documentary production was also made.
"GILLAN'S
INN" will have one new track, ‘No Worries’, a slow blues. Uli
Jon Roth does two solo on the LP; The DP covers are ‘Smoke On
The Water’, ‘When A Blind Man Cries’, ‘Speed King’ and ‘Demon’s
Eye’, with solos by Jeff Healey, Steve Morse, Joe Satriani. ‘Trashed’
features Tony Iommi, Roger Glover and Ian Paice. Joe Elliott of
Def Leppard has supplied some vocals. From his solo career there's
one each from ‘Toolbox’, ‘Glory Road’, ‘Magic’, two from ‘Dreamcatcher’
- ‘Sugar Plum’ and "A Day Late and A Dollar Short’. Janick Gers
plays on ‘Bluesy Blue Sea’. Cliff Bennett is singing on Marvin
Gaye’s 'Can I Get A Witness’, with Ronnie James Dio (backing vocals)
and keyboards from Elf man Mickey Lee Soule. Jon Lord guests too.
The latest release date for this is now April 17. 2006. album
cover artwork, top left.
New:
Full track list and dual disc bonus content. SR
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DualDisc
*29.09.05* |
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Ian Gillan's
'Gillan's Inn' album will be on the new DualDisc format; regular
stereo CD on one side, DVD on the other. Gillan has used this
to allow listeners to choose from four different guitar solos
on the remake of "Smoke On The Water".
More on this
new format on the DPAS
formats page.
SR #700146
(thanks to Stuart Hamilton)
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