| www.vatloophole.co.uk |
To find out more about how the big internet mail-order firms selling to UK customers have been shafting the UK government by avoiding vat for several years (by shipping parcels out of the Channel Islands) - and forcing other UK companies to join them (even though several were against the idea) - have a look at this site. The UK government is now being forced to act as campaigners and have gone direct to the EU, but of course it is too late for many small mail-order firms and high-street shops. DTB Mailorder Store has been helping with this campaign.. |
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Rather
than try to include links to every Deep Purple-related site out there,
we're just including some of our favourite places to go to - either because they're useful for news, good to look at, or well put together (and sometimes all three!). |
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| Deep Purple General Sites | |
| www.deep-purple-ticketmuseum | DPAS man Tonny Steenhagen loves Deep Purple concert tickets. He's put his growing
collection online so others can share his enthusiasm. Tickets are
arranged by year / line-up, and it's fun to browse through and look
at these great pieces of memorabilia. Tonny has also printed a glossy
poster of the best, which is also sold through the site (and was
reviewed in DTB issue 57). |
| Deep Purple Live Index | Martin Ashberry's page is great for keeping up with what's available on 'live import' cd, coupled with a gig list including mk.7's exhaustive tours. |
| www.deeppurple.com | "Deep Purple's Offical Fan Community website." This is the band's new official site, set-up by a merchandising company (who run many other websites for sport stars and celebrities) with some band input. |
| www.deep-purple-japan.net | It's early days yet for this new site in Japan which aims to try and
bridge the gap between English and Japanese fans, with information in
both languages. It is based (with permission!) on the look of deep-
purple.net and so far has an illustrated discography of all the
current Japanese edition CDs, a 'rare things library' with shots of
the limited edition vinyl reissues, and the promise of more to come. |
| www.deep-purple.com | "The official Deep Purple site for all press and promoters and anything business related.." It's now unclear who runs this site or what it aims to do, especially since the band took over deeppurple.com (ie without the dash!). |
| Deep Purple 'The Highway Star' |
A good source of mk8 tour reviews and snaps. There are archives to dip into containing some interesting bits and pieces. |
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| Deep Purple Members 1968-76 | |
| Ritchie Blackmore | Very much an official offering, still well worth putting in your faves folder for gig news etc. |
| More Black Than Purple | Informative website from UK based Ritchie Blackmore fan magazine. |
| Roger Glover | Roger's official site, with plenty of input from the man himself. |
| Captain Beyond | A good website run by a passionate fan of the band. |
| Jon Lord | Blog-styled official website, off to a busy start. |
| Nick Simper | Nick SImper website with input from the man himself. Early days, but worth keeping an eye on. |
| David Coverdale | Official site. David regularly takes part in the discussion page. |
| Glenn Hughes | Glenn's official site. Constantly updated, very 'newsy'. Worth a regular visit. |
| Glenn Hughes Coast To Coast | Now merged with Glenn's official site at www.glennhughes.com (listed above) |
| TBolin.com | This site has changed from being a merchandise outlet for the TBA CDs
into a much more informative fan site, with articles, old interviews,
CD news and reviews, and even tutorials on how to learn some of
Tommy's songs, courtesy of guitarist John Herdt, who took over the
site a few years ago and rebuilt it completely. It's nicely put
together, looks good, and has plenty of links to other recommended
places for Bolin fans to go and visit.
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| The Bolin Foundation | Lovingly put together by friends and fans of Tommy Bolin. Well worth exploring. |
|
Tommy
Bolin Private Times |
Private Times is an e-mail newsletter put together on an occasional basis by the Tommy Bolin Foundation, headed by Art Connor. It is NOT full of advertising, but rather is written by fans, with interviews, stories, reviews and news (contributions are welcome). It is a free service. To sign up for Private Times, send your email address to:privatetimes-subscribe@topica.com |
| Hoochie Coochie Men | Website from Drew Thompson, with video footage, and audio links for the most recent album. That was in September 2007. Not updated since. |
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| Deep Purple members 1984 - today | |
| Steve Morse | Colourful long running site, previously 'official' now 'fan', which mostly caters for Steve's solo activities. |
| Steve Morse | Steve's new official site, with links to his mySpace page. Nice gear page. |
| Don Airey | Don's very Flash official site. |
| Joe Lynn Turner | A good website with involvement from Joe, brimming with news of everything that he's been up to recently. The JLT Fan Club can be contacted from the site. |
| Over The Rainbow | MySpace page for the new Rainbow tribute band comprising Joe Lynn Turner and other ex-Rainbow members, with Ritchie Blackmore's son Jurgen on guitar. |
| Joe Lynn Turner | Colourful Japanese fansite (with excellent English language version). Also contains a link to Gustavo Solinas' JLT Yahoo Club |
| Joe Satriani | Joe's official site. |
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| Deep Purple Fan SItes | |
| Deep Purple - Belgium | Diep Peurpel - Belgian DPFC. Postal address: Frankenstraat 36, B-3290 Diest, Belgium. Editor : Marc Brans. |
| Deep Purple - Made In Italy | An excellent site for Italian Deep Purple fans, packed with news and comment. Interesting bits and pieces to catch the eye of other visitors. |
| Deep Purple - Austria | A very basic site, with contact details for the Austrian DPFC. Editor : Gerald Kuss. |
| Swedish DPAS : DP Interviews | Mike Eriksson, who used to run the Swedish DPAS, has put together a great collection of rock interviews done through the years, which includes several with various Deep Purple guys, as well as Ingrid Pitt and other assorted fantasy film dollies! |
| Deep Purple - Germany | The Aviator - Deep Purple Online Fan Club. Excellent site, packed with news and reviews. Worth visiting. The contact e-mail is andree@the-aviator.de |
| Deep Purple - Russia | Great site, full of news and features. Editor: Dmitry Zykov, e-mail address: WebMaster@Deep-Purple.Ru |
| Deep Purple - Spain | Postal address: Carlos Fernandez, Club Adictos A Deep Purple / Hush Magazine, P O Box 930 36200 Vigo, Galiza, Spain. cadpurple1@mundo-r.com |
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| Whitesnake and related | |
| Bernie Marsden | Bernie's official site. |
| Mel Galley | Mel's MySpace page. |
| John Sykes | Official site of ex-Whitesnake and current Thin Lizzy guitarist. |
| Steve Vai | Steve Vai's official website. |
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| Gillan and related | |
| Ian Gillan : 'Caramba!' | Ian's own site, to which he regularly adds news and info, as well as his infamous stream of consciousness newsletters which are worth a look in their own right! Check out the regular Q&A sessions. |
| Bernie Tormé | Bernie's official Retrowrek website. |
| Colin Towns | Excellent site, full of information on Colin's hugely successful post-Gillan career. |
| Mick Underwood | Covering Mick's work with The Outlaws, Episode Six, Gillan, and others. |
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| Rainbow and related | |
| Rainbow Fan Clan Legacy |
Great site. Every issue of the 1979-1984 Dutch Rainbow fan club's magazine online, (now in English as well as Dutch!), plus lots of other coverage of Rainbow and it's offshoots, including Blackmore's Night. |
| Ronnie James Dio | Ronnie's official site, but with a 'by fans for fans' feel to it. |
| Ronnie Dio & Elf | Ronnie Dio 'The Early Years'. Brilliant site, covering both Ronnie's Elf and pre-Elf bands, with histories, interviews & stacks of MP3s to download. |
| Tony Carey | Tony's official site. |
| Cozy Powell | Cozy's official site. Cozy began this site just four months before he died in 1998. Joe Siegler has added bits to it, but inevitably it's got a melancholy feel to it. Last updated in 2007. |
| Bob Daisley | Bob's official site, covering a very interesting career. |
| Graham Bonnet | Graham's official site. |
| David Rosenthal | David's official site, he's currently playing keyboards for Billy Joel! |
| Doogie White | The Doog's official site. |
| Greg Smith | Official site of Rainbow's last bass player, currently touring with Over The Rainbow |
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| Associated Musicians | |
| Tony Ashton | Site dedicated to Tony's musical career. |
| Pete York | Pete's website. Interesting decor! |
| Dave La Rue | The official site of Steve Morse's long time bass playing sidekick. |
| Van Romaine | The official site of Steve Morse's long time skin bashing sidekick! |
| Eddie Hardin | Official site, with news of his current activities, but not updated too often (just five times in 2007) and badly needs the attentions of a graphic designer! |
| Bobby Berge | Great site with loads of MP3 files of music featuring Tommy Bolin with Bobby on drums. Includes clips of the pre-Teaser Glenholly Jams. |
| Billy Cobham | Official site of the man behind Spectrum. |
| Alphonse Mouzon | Another great drummer, who Tommy Bolin worked with on Mind Transplant. |
| Carlo Little | Worth a visit! Carlo played with Ritchie Blackmore & Nick Simper in Lord Sutch's bands, and Nick Simper & Jon Lord in The Flowerpot Men. |
| Kansas | Official Site of a band with whom Steve Morse recorded two studio albums. |
| Trapeze | MySpace page endorsed by Mel Galley and Glenn Hughes |