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Triple Trouble competition

Caramba gives you a chance to exercise your wit and win a signed copy of Triple Trouble:

Win a signed copy by answering the simple question:

‘How many songs has ig written and why?

Obsessive attention to detail not necessarily rewarded. […]

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Gillan — Live: Triple Trouble

Demon Edsel is releasing a triple CD Gillan live set authorized by Big Ian himself.

No specific release date is available at this time. The 3CD set will be released in the UK on November 9 and available in other countries as […]

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Gillan remasters from MetalMind

Polish label Metal Mind is releasing remastered versions of the selected albums from Ian Gillan’s discography: Naked Thunder, Toolbox, Cherkazoo & Other Stories, Clear Air Turbulence, Scarabus and Accidentally on Purpose (Gillan/Glover). All albums will be released in a new digipak edition each […]

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Space Truckin’ Round The World

Classic Rock magazine reports that there is a new live compilation in the works by Purple Records. It will be released in November and will mark the 10th anniversary of the label. The double CD compilation will be called Space Truckin’ […]

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Steve Morse in Birmingham Post

British newpaper Birmingham Post has published an interview they did with Steve Morse:

Any news of a new Deep Purple album?
We’re always trying to get started, but these tours keep popping up. Recording is very nearly a volunteer endeavour, and […]

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Live Encounters remastered

Back in 2004 a Polish label Metalmind made a deal with Purple’s management to release a 1996 performance in Katovice with limited distribution in Eastern Europe. The album, titled Live Encounters (read our review) saw the light of the day on […]

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Out Standing In Their Field

The new Steve Morse Band album called Out Standing In Their Field will get its international release on September 25 (October 12 in France) on Edel Records.

Tracklist:

  1. Name Dropping
  2. Brink of the Edge
  3. Here and Now and Then
  4. Relentless Encroachment
  5. John Deere Letter
  6. More to […]
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The Good Old Boys — Live at the DP Convention

The Good Old Boys’ live set performed at the Deep Purple convention in May 2008 is now out on CD, released on July 13 by Wymer Records.

Axel Dauer shares his thoughts:

The long time overdue release

Dear Purple bunch, may […]

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Audiophile In Rock is #2 on CD Universe chart

Audio Fidelity’s In Rock achieved a surprising chart success in the top sellers list of an online retailer CD Universe. As of July 29, it reached #2 interrupting a bevy of Michael Jackson’s albums.

Meanwhile this release is only at #325 […]

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In Rock gets audiophile treatment

Audiophile label Audio Fidelity has released on July 21 their own remastered version of In Rock on a limited edition 24 karat gold CD (yep, that’s real 24 karat gold instead of aluminum; which has nothing to do with sound quality, just […]

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