The Chopin’s Story DVD is finally out. It is a documentary about life of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin narrated and presented by Ian Gillan. We wrote about it before. The DVD will feature a brand new, exclusive interview with Ian done […]

Black Country’s Communion Live Over Europe will be shown on US cable channel Palladia HD on October 22 at 9 pm and repeated on October 23, 12:00 am and 4:00 pm, October 26, 4:00 pm, and October 27, 11:00 pm (time zone […]

Eagle’s Polish distributor Mystic Production reveals that this year’s Deep Purple appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival is due to be released on November 7 on DVD and blue ray.

Track list:

1. Orchestral Intro
2. Highway Star
3. Hard Loving Man
4. Maybe I’m A Leo
5. Strage Kind […]

The Australian release date for Phoenix Rising has been set for July 29th through Shock Records. This will be a standalone DVD with Rising Over Japan, the Gettin’ Tighter documentary, and bonus features of Jakarta 1975 and Come Taste The Band remaster electronic […]

Polish documentary on the life of Frédéric Chopin narrated by Ian Gillan (which we’ve covered previously) has been completed. It’s got a new title — Chopin’s Story by Ian Gillan from Deep Purple — and will be aired Polish channel Discovery […]

The Mk.4 release Phoenix Rising which is due on May 20 in Europe will be released in the following package formats:

• DVD+CD in DVD-style digipak
• CD+DVD in CD-style jewel case
• Blue-ray
• 2LP+DVD
• Audio CD separately (not confirmed by the label, but listed on Amazon)

Now let’s sort out what contains what.

The long awaited Deep Purple Mark IV DVD which we detailed previously has now been completed. It will be called Phoenix Rising: The untold story of the 1975/76 MkIV world tour and release date is set for May 20th.

A trailer for the upcoming DVD Gettin’ Tighter: The Story of MkIV has been released to the public. Release date has no been pushed from December 2010 to some time early 2011. The good news is that the DVD will include exclusive new interviews with Glenn Hughes and founder member Jon Lord.

We’ve got further details on the bonus DVD that will be included with the Deepest Purple anniversary reissue. It is still work in progress, so things may and probably will change.

Tracklist:

1. Hush (Playboy After Dark, 1968)
2. Speed King (Vicky Leandros show, German […]

EMI Music will be releasing in late October a new anniversary version of the Deepest Purple compilation (which in itself was a bestseller going straight to #1 spot in UK). The anniversary release will include a bonus DVD featuring a range […]