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Spirit of the cow in a dungeon

Glenn Hughes recently made an appearance on the Mick Wall’s podcast (season 5, episode 9). It’s over an hour long, with lots and lots of dirt being turned over and war stories told, good half of it Purple-related one way or the other. We highly recommend finding the time to listen to the whole thing […]

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Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition

This is a (part of the) recording of Glenn Hughes’ spoken word appearance at Café de Paris in London on February 25, 2017. Here, Glenn talks to the legendary British DJ Nicky Horne about joining Deep Purple and his days in the band.

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A drink or four

Music Radar has an article about Coverdale joining Deep Purple, with input from the man himself. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity but also a daunting challenge – not least because of the fearsome reputation of Purple’s moody guitar hero Ritchie Blackmore. “I think I was the only singer they auditioned,” Coverdale recalled in an interview […]

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No funky music for him

A couple of historical clips. The first one is about Mark 3, with snippets of contemporary interviews from Glenn Hughes and Ritchie Blackmore: The second one is a report on the 1975 Sunbury Festival from Australian TV, including an interview with Jon Lord and Glenn Hughes: Thanks to Ritchie Blackmore Official channel for posting these.

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Earth was shaking, they stood and stared

There’s a new, very unofficial remaster of California Jam. The video was cleaned up and upscaled, which is laudable, but the audio stays pretty much the same. Which is regrettable, as in our humble opinion it is the sound that’s the weakest link of the recording.

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Live Archive 1974

Another batch of vintage Deep Purple bootlegs has been released on streaming platforms. These are the Live Archive 1974 Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. The sets include: Manchester-Belle Vue, King’s Hall, May 15, 1974 New York City, Madison Square Garden, March 13, 1974 Sheffield, City Hall, Oval Hall, May 6, 1974 Uniondale, Long Island, New […]

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Couple of bars or a chord change

Prior to his recently concluded Australian tour, Glenn Hughes appeared on the Scars and Guitars podcast. He talked about Purple marks 3 & 4, the Hughes/Thrall project, collaborations with Tony Iommi, Dead Daisies, and many other things.

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Doing nostalgia for Australians

In anticipation of his Australian tour, Glenn Hughes recently spoke to The Rockpit: Andrew : How did you find working with Blackmore? At that stage he was moving more towards a classical style that has distinctively become his over the years. Glenn : Ok Andrew, let’s talk Turkey here. The Holy Trinity, in my opinion […]

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Still no place to go

Here’s a complete Glenn Hughes’ show in Dallas, TX, from September 6.

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The loudest and longest encore

Bristol 24/7 has a review of a new book The West’s Greatest Rock Shows 1963-1978, complete with the cover photo of Deep Purple Mark 3 on stage in all their bell-bottomed and platform-shoed glory, and excerpts covering reviews of several local gigs, including said Mark 3 at the Colston Hall in Bristol, on May 20, […]

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