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Introduction
by Stathis N. Panagiotopoulos
These interviews were done on location by Tommy Vance in November 1984, when Purple were rehearsing for the world tour in Bedford, UK. They appeared on the B-side of the limited edition "Perfect Strangers"/"Knocking At Your Backdoor" 12" single.
Tommy Vance ran the Friday Rock Show from the late seventies to (I think) 1991 on BBC Radio One. Later it was moved to a Sunday evening slot, re-titled simply The Rock Show (with the catchphrase "TV on the radio!"). Tommy then left BBC for Virgin AM and VH-1.
Tommy Vance has been one of the oldest, most experienced broadcasters in British radio, starting out on pirate radio in the 60's, he's also done a stint as compere at Top Of The Pops, and last I heard he now works at VH-1. Great guy, big Purple fan, he always kept broadcasting BBC sessions and stuff in the 80's, plus he's the first guy Ian Gillan phoned up in April 1984 to tell about the reunion.
[ Jon Lord | Ritchie Blackmore | Roger Glover ]
[ Ian Paice | Ian Gillan ]