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Phoenix Rising

The long awaited Deep Purple Mark IV DVD which we detailed previously has now been completed. It will be called Phoenix Rising: The untold story of the 1975/76 MkIV world tour and release date is set for May 20th.

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Gettin’ Tighter film trailer

A trailer for the upcoming DVD Gettin’ Tighter: The Story of MkIV has been released to the public. Release date has no been pushed from December 2010 to some time early 2011. The good news is that the DVD will include exclusive new interviews with Glenn Hughes and founder member Jon Lord.

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Deepest Purple DVD progress

We’ve got further details on the bonus DVD that will be included with the Deepest Purple anniversary reissue. It is still work in progress, so things may and probably will change. Tracklist: Hush (Playboy After Dark, 1968) Speed King (Vicky Leandros show, German TV, 1970) Child In Time (new clip) Black Night (classic 1970 video […]

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Deepest Purple DVD outtakes

EMI Music will be releasing in late October a new anniversary version of the Deepest Purple compilation (which in itself was a bestseller going straight to #1 spot in UK). The anniversary release will include a bonus DVD featuring a range of video clips presented by Jon Lord. Several bits and pieces had to be […]

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Gettin’ Tighter: The Story of MkIV

The Deep Purple Mark 4 documentary has been completed for release in December 2010. The exciting news are that the footage of the infamous visit to Indonesia in December 1975 has been located and will be included in the documentary. Titled Gettin’ Tighter, the 70 minute video will be a part of Mark 4 package […]

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A weekend in Armenia

At a press conference in Yerevan yesterday, March 27, Ian Gillan said that his performances with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra will be released on DVD which will be available internationally. He praised orchestra’s professionalism and added that he considers Armenia his “spiritual motherland”. The proceeds from both shows as well as from the sales of […]

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Secret Zürich gig on DVD

DVD cover art, image courtesy of www.deeppurple.chSwiss banker Stefan Jemetta’s “private” Deep Purple gig on December 18, 2007 at Zürich Kongresshaus is due to be released on DVD, “with the approval of Thames Records, Bruce Payne.” A basic website to promote the release has been set up at www.deeppurple.ch and a promo clip was posted to Youtube (see inside).

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New DVD: Priceless content poorly presented

I bought my copy of the new Deep Purple DVD History, Hits and Highlights 3 weeks ago. This is my review. The title – odd as it sounds – has some justification after seeing it a couple of times. There is a great number of highlights indeed which easily justify this purchase – incredible live […]

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Made In Japan visuals and more DVD details

As previously reported exclusively by The Highway Star, seven rolls of 8mm film from Deep Purple’s 1972 concerts in Japan have come to light. We also promised you a look at the film. Click on this photo to see a series of screen grabs from the black & white film. 90 seconds of Highway Star […]

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Made In Japan film unearthed

Deep Purple’s Made In Japan concerts were filmed. At least in part. Seven reels of silent 8mm footage filmed at Deep Purple’s famous August 1972 Japanese concerts have been found. Rumours of such film have persisted for years, and now their existence has been verified. Audio recordings of these three concerts formed the basis of […]

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