Our recent foray into the trainspotting territory prompted another trip down the memory lane. Better Call Saul is a prequel/offshoot of the hit TV drama series Breaking Bad, and it has run between 2015 and 2020. Somebody in the writers’ pen of the show was obviously a fan.
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2026-05-25
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In this collection of bite-sized memoirs, Ritchie Blackmore talks about the earliest days of Deep Purple: meeting Derek Lawrence, signing an unfavourable contract, covering Hush, and 16 telegrams from Chris Curtis.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2026-01-29
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Louder Sound profiles Purple’s original take on Hush for their The story behind the song series, with the input from Roger Glover, of all people. The story is reprinted from the Classic Rock magazine issue #297. Recorded at London’s Pye studio in the spring of 1968, during sessions for their debut album Shades Of Deep […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2025-10-19
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Several press clipping that are of a too marginal interest to post them individually. Australian Guitar has a short feature on Hughes/Iommi collaborations on the occasion of recent reissues: “I’ve always liked Glenn,” Iommi says. “We’ve been friends for many years and go way back. I’ve always loved his vocals. When they get older, most […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2024-12-05
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Deep Purple performing Caught in the Act medley and Hush on the Rock Legends Cruise that sailed from Florida last Monday, February 13, 2023
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2023-02-19
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Classic Rock has a piece titled The story of Hush, the song that blasted Deep Purple into the US charts and beyond, and it is exactly what it says on the cover. Complete with quotes from the man who at the time was living in the same general neigbourhood, albeit had very little to do […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2022-03-16
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Goldmine magazine has a six-page feature on Turning to Crime in their February/March 2022 issue. It is written by Dave Thompson and based around an interview with Ian Paice. Vintage Rock magazine has has a 2-page article on the Green Bullfrog project in their February/March 2022 issue. And last, but not least, Classic Rock has […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2022-02-02
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Deep Purple’s Hush and Kentucky Woman are featured in a new Quentin Tarantino’s movie Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood that opens stateside tomorrow, July 26. Both will also be included on the soundtrack album. “Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood” visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo […]
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2019-07-25
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Hush (or, rather the glorious thirty seconds of it) is being used in the promo trailer soundtrack for a new Hollywood flick Bad Times at the El Royale.
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2018-09-25
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Billy Joe Royal, the original performer of Deep Purple’s first hit single — Hush — has passed away. He unexpectedly died in his sleep yesterday, October 6, at his home in North Carolina. He was 73 years old.
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2015-10-07
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