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I had a chance to preview Gettin’ Tighter: The Story of Mk.IV Deep Purple (a.k.a. Phoenix Rising documentary). Here are my first impressions. First of all, it is a misnomer to call it a Mark 4 documentary. It starts with the demise of Mark 2 and we don’t get into Mark 4 territory until half […]
Read more »Here is a chance to preview Phoenix Rising for the rest of us. In exchange for an email address you will be sent a link to download and preview one audio track (Gettin’ Tighter to be precise) in high quality 320 kbps MP3. Phoenix Rising is due to be released on Blue-ray, DVD, CD and […]
Read more »The Gettin’ Tighter companion app for iPad has been released a couple of days ago (we’re being assured that releases for other platforms will follow). The app is really an ebook with previews from the upcoming Phoenix Rising documentary, articles and pictures. Browsing tabs for deep-purple.net and thehighwaystar.com, as well as Twitter and Facebook clients […]
Read more »The Mk.4 release Phoenix Rising which is due on May 20 in Europe will be released in the following package formats:
Now let’s sort out what contains what.
Read more »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.
Read more »Planet Rock reports that the (now) 35th anniversary reissue of Come Taste The Band is due out on October 25th. The album will be a double CD package, with first disc containing remastered version of the album along with the single edit of You Keep On Moving. The second CD will contain the album completely […]
Read more »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.
Read more »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 […]
Read more »In advance of his upcoming concert in Liverpool, Glenn Hughes is featured in an online article where he details, among other things, his memories of that fateful concert in 1976 when it all seemed to be over. Read it at http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2008/04/25/glenn-hughes-liverpool-is-the-place-for-me-64375-20817724/ Thanks to Keith Thompson for the info
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Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing