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Everything in one place
Get Ready to Rock reviews the upcoming Ian Gillan Band box set Down The Road: The Complete Ian Gillan Band Story, now due out apparently at the end of March.
Another wonderful package, two fold out card cases with a 7” booklet that is well annotated. Bonus artwork includes both UK and Japanese editions of Budokan, and the USA alternate sleeve for Scarabus. Top marks there.
While there may not be a great deal new for the collector, it’s a great set in that the mastering is good and everything is brought together in one place. Decent packaging too (although the outer case is flimsier than some). Still, well worth the money. ****
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Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
Why oh why did it take friggin’ 50 years for IGB to get the recognition the band always deserved? Where were all these people back then when their records sat in the shelves and their tours did not sell out? IGB were always the thinking (wo)man’s DP split-off group.
It seems like the remastering has really done something, the Get Ready To Rock-guys mention the Child In Time debut sonics appreciatively, Father Phil from the parish of Aston on the other hand has preached in his recent YT sermon how good CAT now sounds. Ich bin mal gespannt.
https://youtu.be/P10ZZfXiF3c
March 10th, 2026 at 03:08Well, I am waiting patiently….
However, have of course been listening a bit at YouTube, and this is more to my linking:
https://youtu.be/WZupw1nllFs?is=rLlN7QKq9y1aOgkH
Ohh, and this:
https://youtu.be/IOBR1P1nNFw?is=Uoh1LcXoSwz2i1mq
But I’m nothing if not adventurous (Uwe!)
March 10th, 2026 at 07:56(So prepare the drumstick for a little trip to Denmark, Randers to be more precise ☺️)