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April 29
Deep Purple live on US radio and on the Internet May 3
Deep Purple will be on the US radio show Rockline broadcast live from The Museum of Television and Radio in New York City on Wednesday May 3rd at 11:30 PM-1:00 AM EST (Thursday morning May 4th 5.30-7.00 AM CET). Deep Purple will be on the full 90 minute show and will perform a live acoustic set of new and old songs. The host is Bob Coburn. The toll free number for people to call in to the show is 1-800-344-ROCK (7625).
Rockline is heard on 130 stations across the USA. People can also tune in via the web. Here is a list of the following radio stations that simulcast on the net every Wednesday:
www.ktgl.com (Lincoln, NE)
www.cd947.com (Chicago, IL)
www.wmgk.com (Philadelphia, PA)
www.wour.cc (Utica, NY)
www.eagle969.com (Sacramento, CA)
www.kgon.com (Portland, OR)
www.kcgq.com (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
www.kbus.com (Paris, TX)
www.gater.com (West Palm Beach.com)
www.wfwi.com (Fort Wayne, IN)
www.wklc.com (Charleston, West Virginia)
www.wroq.com (Greenville, SC)
www.961therocket.com (Mobile, AL, WKRH)

April 29
Deep Purple web chat on May 1
Deep Purple's Ian Gillan Roger Glover and Steve Morse will do a web chat on Rock Online/Yahoo on Monday May 1st at 8 PM EST (Tuesday morning May 2nd 2 AM CET).

April 29
Ian Gillan web chat on May 2
Deep Purple's Ian Gillan will do a web chat on a Canadian Online Entertainment on Tuesday May 2nd at 4 PM EST (10 PM CET). Questions to Ian can be submitted through the Canadian site.
Thanks to Glen Miller for the information.

April 9
News from the DPAS
The Deep Purple Appreciation Society has sent out a news mail with lots of great news. It's so filled with great stuff that we have decided to publish the entire mail here on it's own page instead of here on the news page.

April 9
New Deep Purple Live Videos released
Now available exclusively at the DP Online store, 2 anxiously awaited new live videos. "Bombay Calling: Live in India 1995", one of the earliest Steve Morse era shows which features many tracks the band has not played since 1995, including "The Battle Rages On". "Around the World: Live 1995-1999" features performances from Korea, Russia, Brazil, Turkey, Bulgaria, and the House of Blues. Both videos are presented from TV performances, and extensive care has been taken in presenting a high quality product. However, they will be limited edition "Bootleg" releases as the band could not control the professional filming of these videos as they did with Total Abandon. For track list information, please click over to the Deep Purple Online Store.
Apologies to those who expected a DVD to be released simultaneously, but "Bombay Calling" will not be released on DVD format until late May/early June, and then it will only be available in PAL format.

April 4
Deep Purple record signing session in Helsinki
Steve Morse, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover will sign records (and stuff) at FreeRecordShop, Mannerheimintie 4, Helsinki on Wednesday April 5, at 17.00.
Thanks to Tero Honkasalo for the information.

April 2
Helsinki pre-show party
Tero Honkasalo and the Finnish DPAS reports:
Deep Purple's pre-gig party is held in Bar CheerLeaders in Helsinki. CheerLeaders' address is Mannerheimintie 17, 00250 Helsinki and the bar's telephone number is +358 9 447586. The bar is located next to Opera house and is on the way to old ice-hall if you're coming from the Railway station or the harbor. The bar is in a old UKK-hall, which is nowadays called Kisahalli, taxi-drivers know that place with that name - special thing about that building is that Deep Purple played their first gig in Helsinki in that hall. The doors are the same ones, which broke down when people were entering the hall back in 1972. I want to welcome all DP fans on behalf of Finnish DPAS, Perfect Strangers of Finland, Deep Purple yhtyeen ystävät.

March 28
Message from Deep Purple to their Russian fans
We received this from the band:
To all our Russian fans!
Coming back to Russia is wonderful for us.
We look forward to seeing all of you in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
Keep smiling!
IG, RG, JL, SM, IP

March 28
Mark I remasters available at the DP Online Store
The Mark I remasters are now available at the DP Online Store. They are priced at $15, with free basic shipping in the US.
Thanks to Cybermusic for the information.

March 28
Deluxe edition photo book available for pre-order
The Deep Purple Online Store reports that the deluxe edition photo book by Mick Gregory (see promo flyer) is up and ready for pre-order on their site.
Thanks to Cybermusic for the information.

March 28
New videos and DVDs
Exclusive to the Deep Purple Online Store will be 2 new releases due late March 2000.
In appreciation to the fans who have supported the band over the past years, Deep Purple's management has authorised the "limited" release of 2 new videos.
The titles are:
1) Around the world Live 1995-1999
This is a live compilation of tracks taken from recorded performances since Steve Morse joined the band. Many of these tracks have never been seen anywhere in the world (not officially anyway), and highlight the phenomenal talents of this truly great rock band.
The video will be available on both PAL and NTSC formats.
2) "Bombay calling" Live in India 1995 Official Bootleg
This is something special. This product will be available in a limited number of PAL/NTSC video formats. Importantly, this will also be the worlds first "official" DVD (PAL) bootleg by any band, let alone a rock group of this stature. The tapes for this show were located just recently, and given the fact this is one of the band's first appearances with Steve Morse, extraordinary efforts were made to present this analogue archival footage to the fans who crave great live material. This is no substitute for the quality presentations of "Total Abandon" and "The Royal Albert Hall" performances, but this is a rare glimpse of a band rediscovering their extraordinary talents with phenomenal performances by everyone in the band, including Ian Gillan at his exceptional best and Steve Morse dazzling the Indian audience with his guitar magic. This is the complete show except for Jon's solo which was missing from the archival tapes. The concert features many tracks from the old setlists, songs that are not performed by the band today.
At this stage, the DVD version of this performance will only be available in the PAL all region format, and it is important to note that most likely, only small numbers will ever be pressed. If you are a Deep Purple fan, then you will not be disappointed. This performance will never be available in retail outlets.
To the producer's knowledge, this is the only full show in existence from Steve's early days, and the producer reports, "I have not been able to stop watching the performance of the guys, who are obviously having the time of their lives".
Thanks to Drew Thompson and Cybermusic for the information.

March 20
Mk. IV sessions CD finally scheduled for release
Purple Records has announced that the long awaited "Days May Come" Deep Purple Archive CD is scheduled for release in the UK and Europe (US release is not yet finalised) at the end of April as a nine track single CD lasting some 65 minutes. A second CD containing a further half hour of material will also be released at mid-price via mail-order only.
For both discs Purple Records will be handling mail-order direct for the UK and Europe and the Tommy Bolin Archives will be handling mail-order for America. They will be shipping identical pressings and prices will also be comparable.
Prices and details of how to order will be posted simultaneously in the two sites in the next couple of weeks, along with further archive pictures from the recording sessions.
Purple Records and the Bolin Archives will be working next on the remixed Mk 4 concert from Japan in 1975 (provisionally titled This Time Around) for release as a 2CD set later this year.
TRACK LISTING
1 OWED TO G instrumental
2 IF YOU LOVE ME WOMAN (jam)
3 THE ORANGE JUICE SONG
4 I GOT NOTHING FOR YOU (jam)
5 STATESBORO BLUES
6 DANCE TO THE ROCK & ROLL (jam)
7 DRIFTER rehearsal sequence
8 DRIFTER
9 THE LAST OF THE LONG JAMS (jam)
10 I GOT YOU BABE
Thanks to Chris Poustie for the information.

March 13
Dixie Dregs live the web
The House of Blues will be doing a Pay-Per-View webcast of a Dixie Dregs concert on Friday April 7th at 9:00 EST.
Thanks to Nigel Young, stevemorse.com and The House of Blues for the information.

March 13
Deep Purple web site feature in "Record Collector"
Record Collector have been featuring internet sites by artist or genre for a few months now. The March 2000 edition includes another two-page feature, as usual prepared by regular RC contributor Cliff McLenehan, and on this occasion its the turn of Deep Purple, "Information Superhighway Star, The Deep Purple Family On The Internet."
There's probably very little included that most DP net users won't already be familiar with but it's nice to see an independent appraisal. The five images used include two from d-p.com and one each from the Family Tree, Darkhop.com and the Deep Purple Diary.
The Highway Star is "that rare beast, an official site that is absolutely brilliant" and so it goes on mentioning DPAS, Darkhop's Deep Purple Gush Page, The Deep Purple Diary, Mash's Tour Date And Bootleg Recording Archive and so on, ending with a list of about two dozen URL's.
For anyone who is not familiar with the magazine, they recently launched their own website at http://www.recordcollectormag.com/.
Thanks to Nigel Young for the information.

March 5
Reminder about German TV special
There will be a Deep Purple special on German TV channel ZDF the night between March 11 and 12 at 01.20 CET. See the news item from February 7 for details.

March 5
Ian Gillan feature in German magazine
Ian Gillan is featured in issue 1/2000 of the German magazine "Good Times". The magazine should be available in stores until April 17.

March 5
Australian release date for the RAH album
The new Royal Albert Hall album will be released in Australia on March 6.
Thanks to Ted Frost for the information.