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Rufus Publications is taking pre-orders on their new book Celebrating Bernie Marsden. The promo blurb reads: With the kind permission of his family we have been working on a new book to celebrate the career of the amazing Bernie Marsden. This new, 300mm square book with over 300 pages includes written contributions from David Coverdale, […]
Read more »Rufus Stone publications have announced a new photo book Portraits of Gillan, covering Big Ian’s career after his first departure from Deep Purple. ON LEAVING DEEP PURPLE IN JUNE 1973 IAN GILLAN seemed to turn his back on music. Instead of joining or forming a new outfit the vocalist instead invested heavily in a number […]
Read more »An outfit called Hypergallery has posters of Abandon artwork for sale. They are said to be limited edition (50 copies) prints “meticulously reconstructed from the original source material by artist Ioannis”. The band had just completed Abandon and were late getting the cover art together. I sat in their manager Bruce Payne’s office along with […]
Read more »RAMzine has a preview of the updated edition of Illustrated Biography, listed by the publisher as slated for shipping in September/October 2023. The book is now called Deep Purple – The Visual History 1968-76. Unlike many other similar books about bands of this stature, this isn’t just a collection of pictures. The contents are divided […]
Read more »Another very expensive book is being prepared for publication by Rufus — this one is on Ritchie Blackmore with pictures by Ross Halfin. This new book is an intimate portrait of Blackmore both on and off stage and captures the brilliance and madness of Rainbow during those years. Ross had unparalleled access for several years […]
Read more »Wymer is publishing another book on Ritchie Blackmore. It appears to be (primarily) a photo book of 128 A4 pages in full colour, with narration by Jerry Bloom. Publicity blurb reads: This new deluxe photo book compiled by Blackmore biographer Jerry Bloom is the perfect companion to his 2006 biography Black Knight, as it portrays […]
Read more »Several items of interest have either been published or are about to be. September 2018 issue of the Uncut magazine is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the band under the Ultimate Music Guide moniker. Albeit we’re told that the inside content is ridden with errors. For those still interested, the issue can be ordered […]
Read more »A PledgeMusic campaign is underway to raise funds for reissuing Butterfly Ball & The Grasshopper’s Feast: The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast is a concept album and subsequent live rock opera appearing in 1974 and 1975 respectively, based on the children’s poem of a similar title. The work was originally conceived as a solo […]
Read more »Wymer is preparing to ship another limited edition photobook, this time on Whitesnake. Whitesnake In Full Flight is a fully independent publication: A collection of concert photos and behind the scenes shots of David Coverdale’s Whitesnake during the bands classic early years from 1978 – 1981. With over 130 concert photos from UK gigs they […]
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