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Rapture Tour Edition CD

Edel will release a special Tour Edition of “Rapture Of The Deep“. The release date is set to February 2. The album will feature 4 additional live recordings as well as the 10 original tracks. You can preorder the CD in our shop. 1. Money Talks 2. Girls Like That 3. Wrong Man 4. Rapture […]

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Steve Morse Letter

Steve Morse took some time off and wrote a letter the day after the the premier of Rapture Of The Deep World Tour. Here is a few bits: “Last night was our first official night of the “Rapture” tour. We played about 6 tunes from the album. While some of the endings were, uh, quite […]

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Ian Gillan Video Interview

FaceCulture met Ian Gillan in Amsterdam. They discussed the history of Deep Purple, the new album "Rapture Of The Deep", church, religion, death, suicide, Bono, infinity, the metafysical world etc. Watch the video interview here. Thanks to FaceCulture for the information.

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World Tour Premiere Setlist

This is the correct setlist from last night’s Deep Purple World Tour opening show at The Astoria in London: Pictures of Home Things I Never Said Wrong Man Ted the Mechanic Living Wreck Rapture of the Deep Back To Back Before Time Began Contact Lost Well-Dressed Guitar Lazy Keyboard Solo Perfect Strangers Junkyard Blues Sometimes […]

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Ian Gillan on the Radio

Tony Iommi has announced that Ian Gillan will appear on his “Black Sunday” radio show on the UK digital station Planet Rock this coming Sunday, January 22nd. The show runs from 19:00 to 21:00 GMT. Thanks to DPAS for the information.

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Helsinki Aftershow Party

After Deep Purple’s concert in Helsinki, Finland on February 1, there will be aftershow party at the club “On The Rocks” in Helsinki. “Dr. Purple” will play there at 23.30. Thanks to PSOF for the information.

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Ian Gillan Interview

Larry Getlen at Bankrate.com did an interview with Ian Gillan recently. Here is a few bits: About “Rapture Of The Deep”: “In fact, this is one of the most enjoyable records, in a creative sense, we’ve ever done — very similar to how we worked in ’69 and ’70. The band was very hot, and […]

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