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Three DP albums re-released on Friday Music

   Three Deep Purple albums — Stormbringer, Come Taste The Band and Made In Europe — have been recently re-released in USA on the Friday Music label. They are being marketed as remasters, but reportedly have little (if any) difference in sound with the earlier CD releases. Both studio albums are being remastered and remixed […]

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Blues album featuring Jon Lord and Ian Gillan

Titled ‘ Danger White Men Dancing’, a 13-track studio album is the second collaboration between Jon Lord and Bob Daisley’s Australian combo The Hoochie Coochie Men. The album should be out within the next two months. Ian Gillan sings on two tracks. Track list: (click over for large version) 1 – The Blues Just Got […]

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Glenn Hughes Live In Australia DVD

A new Glenn Hughes DVD titled Live in Australia has a provisional release date of September 1 in most territories except Europe, where it is expected in early October. Included on the DVD are: live performances from last year acoustic gigs in both Sydney and Melbourne live footage featuring Chad Smith at the Rome show […]

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Glenn Hughes anthology

Sanctuary will release a Glenn Hughes anthology compilation titled “Voice of Rock – This Time Around: An Anthology 1970-2007”. The two-CD set will have the following release details: Glenn Hughes This Time Around: An Anthology 1970-2007 Castle Music Release Date 27/8/2007 CMEDD1528 5050749 415288 CD Disc 1 – Trapeze – Medusa Trapeze – You Are […]

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Live in London to be released in September

DPAS reports that the long awaited Live in London is due September 3rd on EMI as a double CD set. Recording has been remastered and partially remixed. EMI has dismissed plans of the new version on vinyl, but DPAS is contemplating a limited edition release on another label and ask to drop them a line […]

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Montreux’2006 in Amazon charts

Although we have no official data as to how well “They All Came Down To Montreux — Live At Montreux 2006” DVD have sold, here are the highest Amazon chart positions (in Music DVDs category) that this release have achieved since early June: #14 in the UK, (amazon.co.uk) #1 in the Canada (amazon.ca) #5 in […]

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“Second Hand Life” US release

Joe Lynn Turner’s latest solo album Second Hand Life will be released in USA on August 28 on Friday Music label (distributed by RYKO). It is currently available in the US for online purchase at the Apple iTunes store, including bonus tracks from the European and Japanese releases. According to JLT management’s press release, the […]

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Perfect Strangers from Montreux 2006

We have reported previously that Perfect Strangers is conspicuously missing from the Montreux’2006 release. One fan actually contacted the record company and that’s what they had to say: Unfortunately the material for Perfect Strangers was not usable so a decision was made, in conjunction with the band, not to include it on either the DVD […]

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Steve Morse in Jeff Beck tribute

Steve Morse will appear on a Jeff Beck tribute album for the Tone Center label, produced by guitarist Jeff Richman. The LP is called “Freeway Jam – To Beck And Back”. Other guest guitarists are John Scofield, Eric Johnson, Adam Rogers, Mike Stern, Warren Haynes, Chris Duarte, Greg Howe and Walter Trout. The album will […]

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Montreux’2006 DVD details

Record companies have revealed details of the upcoming Montreux’2006 release. Release dates are now set to June 2 in UK on Eagle Vision, June 8 in Germany on Edel and (according to Amazon) June 12 in North America. Despite previous reports that it will contain complete performance at the 40th Montreux Jazz Festival, Perfect Strangers […]

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