DEEP PURPLE DIGEST #34
In this issue:
25th ann. remasters
Live! in the Heart of the City
A Life in Purple
Wizards
Morse Sighting (possible)
Jon Lord and Jens Johansson
Remasters
Lord's mentoring
A Question
UK tour in October
Phew!
Mk. IV KBFH
Deep Purple (third album) review
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-----Original Message-----
From: ANTLA51647(at-a-domain-named)aol.com
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Monday, November 30, 1998 6:02 PM
Subject: 25th ann. Remasters
>Does anyone know if the Fireball, and In Rock 25th's with the bonus tracks
>will be released in the US like the Machine head and the Made in Japan
cd's?
>Rick
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mange Nilsson
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 9:08 AM
Subject: Live In the heart of the city - Might just take your life
>Someone asked about the second singer on Might Just Take Your Life from
>Live In The Heart Of The City (Superb album by the way), if you listen
>you can here Coverdale say something like "Here's my good freind Bernie
>Marsden" so it's Bernie. When on the subject i can recomend Bernie's
>solo album collections "And about time too" and "Look at me know", if
>you like Whitesnake I think you will like them.
>
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-----Original Message-----
From: BSchwanke(at-a-domain-named)aol.com
To: Blackmore(at-a-domain-named)onelist.com ; dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 12:23 PM
Subject: A life in Purple - The Ultimate Deep Purple Bible
Wow!
I ordered this book last week (already told the guys on the DP list) and
earlier today I received it.
It's lying in front of me right now..DIN A4 (purple cover of course), 405
black/white pages...written in German.
I only had the time to have a quick look: Here's my first impressing:
very complete..maybe the most complete "Work" about Purple:
History of DP 9 pages
Diary 55 pages -> tourdates, news from the beginning on
Trees of all involved musicians -> 125 pages
official CDs/LPs -> 57 pages
sampler -> 28 pages
lyrics for all!!! songs -> 89 pages
tribute alnums -> 3 pages
cover versions -> 17 pages
videos -> 3 pages
curiosities/statistics -> 5 pages
and a lot of backstage photos, some of them were shot by the author Ingo
Jansen himself.
I'm going to write an in-depth review for my home page when I read that
fantastic book..I'll let you know then. Really impressing stuff.
Birgitt
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-----Original Message-----
From: ADales(at-a-domain-named)aol.com
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: Deep Purple Digest #32
D.P Digest;
In response to ERIC FALLAS'S question regarding "WIZARDS
CONVENTION"! It's available as a single cd through
CONNOISSEUR
COLLECTION as an import and Iv'e seen a copy (at-a-domain-named)
CROWS NEST MUSIC
333 S STATE ST
CHICAGO, ILL 60604
(312) 341 9196
The cd was put together with "BUTTERFLY BALL" ... This is
another
live show you should be aware of!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take care, MICHAEL SMITH
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Douglas White
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 1:51 PM
Subject: Morse sighting (possible)
Does anyone know if Steve flew into Newark (NJ) International Airport last
Sunday night, on either a flight from Copenhagen or Zurich (both came in at
about the same time)? I was picking up my wife (who flew from Moscow
through Copenhagen), and a few minutes before she came out I saw a guy that
looked amazingly like Morse, and then I saw a guitar case on his luggage
cart.
I'm dying to know if it was actually him - can anyone confirm this?
Thanks
Mark
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-----Original Message-----
From: Svante Pettersson
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: Jon Lord and Jens Johansson
Eduardo wrote:
>Jens plays Hammond organ on all tracks, and to be honest, it is not his
>instrument. He felt like a fish out of water. Not to mention his Hammond
>organ playing in bassist Jonas Hellborg’s album “e”. It made me think
>that he doesn’t even like Hammond organs. I don’t want to appear
>badmouthing Jens, but I think comparing him to Jon Lord is like trying
>to add apples and oranges.
It's all opinions. I would say the exact opposite to what you are saying. I
think Hellborg's "e" album with Johansson on Hammond is a very fine example
of rock Hammond playing at it's best. Jens carried around a huge Hammond
beast even back when he started playing and I don't think he would go
through all that trouble if he didn't have a love for the instrument. But
what do I know?
/Svante
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From: Svante Pettersson
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: Remasters
John Newman wrote:
>When WDWTWA 25th is released we'll be at the end of the remastered
reissues
>for MkII (except for Concerto!, why??). What I wanted to know is, does
>anybody know if the band, or management have any plans to "remaster" and
>"re-release" the MkIII, Mk IV, etc, recordings.
These things sell pretty good so I would guess EMI should be interested.
>I'd also be interested to know that if they do, will Roger Glover be
>involved in the remastering.
No. And before you freak out over that :^) keep in mind that the anniv.
remaster of "Made in Japan" was done pretty much without Roger's
involvement.
>I understand that the three MkI records are going to be reissued (are they
>remastered?).
Yes. We got this info on October 7:
"EMI UK reports that the remastered version of 'Shades of Deep Purple' is
scheduled for release in February 1999. 'The Book of Taliesyn' and 'Deep
Purple' should follow soon after that."
Have a look at:
http://www.deep-purple.com/news/
Take care,
/Svante Pettersson,
Editor, The Highway Star - http://www.deep-purple.com/
Deep Purple Family Tree Website - http://deep-purple.family-tree.org/
{Dean "Patience" Webb: Looks like the Mk1 stuff is kinda like 30th anniv.
releases... There's still hope 5 years from mow for the Mk 3 and 4 stuff...
and then the 25th for Perfect Strangers could be out in 2008, just ten
years from now... OK, now I feel *really old*!}
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Richardson
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 7:29 PM
Subject: Jon Lord mentoring or not mentoring, is that the question?
Since the question was posted about who's learning Jon Lord's incredible
style, I myself have been quite curious about that. Thanks to Svante
and Eduardo for answering that one. Svante can always be counted on to
offer his help on a question and it's been obvious to me since Digest #10
( I think that's the one) that Eduardo is a major fan of the Hammond
sound and is quite passionate about it.
Me I'm a guitar fan primarily, but certianly the Deep Purple sound is
impacted so majorly by Jon Lord, I'd think any Purple fan is grateful
that Jon's still playing great music (and proving to Ritchie that he has
had original thoughts in the last 25 years).
Since the Deep Purple tribute album was mentioned, I figure I'll state my
two least favorite aspects of that. I don't care for the all-star
grouping for the songs, I'd rather an actual band played the songs (like
Black Sabbath's tribute and unlike the tributes for
Rush and Albert King). But the main problem I had with it was that the
whole idea of Deep Purple wasn't embraced because the keyboards (wasn't
it all Jens on that album?) were too low in the mix. Solos being traded
off between guitar and organ are essential to the Purple sound!
I know Jen's work only from Yngwie J. Ritchiejr Malmsteen (and I think
one Dio album?) . I'm fairly aware of Gregg Giuffria (he's a third
degree connection of Deep Purple), although not his recent work. But I
am not familiar with David Bryan or Alan Fitzgerald.
Also is Soule playing on anyone's albums or is he solely Lord's roadie?
Not that working for the Lord of the Hammond is not worthy of credit.
And if Jon ever felt sick on tour (god forbid), would Soule step up for
that night?
Of more service to thee than 300 salmon,
Rob
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-----Original Message-----
From: Masser of Reality
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: Deep Purple Digest #33
everyone, i'm putting together a general links page(ie it doesn't have
to be purple related) and invite everyone on this list to send in html
code for banners and urls, and a short description of your site
although i will probably visit before linking it. also does anyone know
where i can find recent dp band pictures(preferrably small) downloadable
as .gif? i'm trying to put graphics next to my links.
my site is at http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/birdland/7597/
my links page is at
http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/birdland/7597/Habib
while you are there please sign the guestbook and vote for your favorite
deep purple song, among others.
thank you
kevin
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-----Original Message-----
From: A B
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 3:34 AM
Subject: a question
What do you think about Ian gillan's 89 album Naked Thunder. I really
liked his 91 album 'Toolbox' but I have no idea about the previous one.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jebediah Springfield
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 5:42 AM
Subject: Deep Purple's UK tour in October
Hi, I saw Deep Purple on October 15th at Birmingham NEC, and they were
fantastic- I could't fault them. Steve Morse has really revitalised
the band.
Afterwards, I went round to the stage door where I waited for the
guys to come out. Jon Lord was the first, and my Mum gave him some
flowers and he gave her a kiss!. Next, Ian Paice emerged, and after
sighning everyone's autogaph books, he couldn't find his mobile phone,
and then remembered that he had left it in the toilet!!! Steve Morse
was next, and he was really friendly. Finally Ian Gillan and Roger
Glover emerged. Ian Gillan thought my Mum looked cold and gave her a
hug (incidently, Ian has a house in Lyme Regis, England, and his local
pub is called "The Volunteer") Rog was also really nice.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nico Borger
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 10:36 AM
Subject: Re:DEEP PURPLE DIGEST #33
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Subject: RE: Steve Morse still in DP
>Well, where did you hear the rumour? Steve Morse is
>still the guitar player in Deep Purple.
Phwiew! Steve is still with Deep Purple, that's a relief.
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Subject: Blackmore's Night
Does Ritchie Blackmore play banjo in the acoustic,
medieval, pop, "folky" Blackmore's Night? Which kind
of banjo? the 5 string country style banjo or the
6 string jazz style banjo? Good or bad I just have
to hear Blackmore's Night!
Nico Borger
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Swoboda
To: Deep Purple Mailing List
Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 5:31 PM
Subject: Mk. IV KBFH
The other night I caught part of an old King Biscuit broadcast, of Mk.
IV Purple on 94.7 in Chicago. Dumb question time: Was this officially
released? I remember hearing something about it, but I could be think of
California Jam.
I have a shortened 45 minute version of it, minus the CTTB songs, and
I'd like to get my hands on the complete version...
--T.J.
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Deep Purple (the third album) review
>From Dean Webb: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
This album is like beginning driver learning on a stickshift: It moves in
fits and starts. Sometimes smooth, sometimes almost wrecks. Lord's Hammond
is superb in many locations and is the key reason to get this disc. Rod
Evans' vocal stylings, though, seem to be often at odds with the rest of
the band.
"Chasing Shadows" is always a favorite of mine. Very rhythmic and hard.
Lots of drums: compares closely with Uriah Heep's "Look at Yourself". Then
we get Jon on harpsichord in a ballad number. Harpsichord rules, ballads
are obviously what Evans wants to sing, and the rest of the band is kinda
left out. "Lalena" is even more ballady: Evans really can do a great
ballad, but it just isn't purple enough for me.
The end of side one sees "Fault Line/ The Painter". "Fault Line" is real
spooky, kinda like early Pink Floyd or King Crimson could get. Then it goes
to the blues with "The Painter." Listening to it, I kept wondering how it
would have sounded if Glenn Hughes was the singer. (Imagine if Hughes was
the singer in Mk1!) Good tracks, but don't really go with each other.
Side two sees "Why Didn't Rosemary" and "Bird Has Flown". WDR was bluesy
aplenty and again made me yearn for Hughes or Gillan to give it a
treatment. It's a very witty song and lots of fun. BHF was more like what
Purple would later do with Gillan and I also wanted to know what it would
sound like with Big Ian singing it. I liked the way he did "Mandrake Root",
so what could IG do with this, hm?
Finally, "April." The song is not very unified, but is wonderful in little
parts. Again, let me emphasize the contributions from Jon Lord.
Overall, the 3rd DP album belongs to Jon Lord. If you really like his work,
this is a must-have. Otherwise, it's a 5 overall. It's hard to listen to
all the way through, but is best in pieces. If you have all the other DP
stuff, get the CD. If you don't have all the Mk2 stuff, though, concentrate
with that lineup: Mk 1 was just the opening act for DP with Gillan.
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