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Cable/satellite TV channel Sky Arte Italia will celebrate the upcoming release of inFinite with an all-Purple night of programming tomorrow, April 2. Starting at 21:15 they will show From Here to inFinite documentary on the making of the new album, followed by Live in Verona, which was recorded on the band’s the orchestral tour in 2011.
Thanks to Nigel Young for the info.
We have become aware that the record company is planning to release a platinum edition of the new Deep Purple album inFinite. This edition will come some time before the end of the year and will include a whole disc of bonus material, including exclusive never before heard tracks and outtakes recorded during the album sessions:
This platinum edition will be released on CD, vinyl, compact cassette, reel-to-reel tape, and Edison phonograph compatible wax cylinders. Each format will be hand made and strictly limited to 100 copies. Pricing will be available at an unspecified later date.
Thanks to Hubert Jesslilt for the info.
Ian Gillan is pulling into doing promo work for inFinite as well. This week he was a guest on the Rob Sas Rock Show (if this sound familiar, Paicey was featured on the show just a month ago).
The interview starts at around 33 minutes into the show and the first part continues until 41 minute mark:
Second part of the interview starts at around 16 minute mark, followed by the third part, which concludes at 38 minutes:
Thanks to Nigel Young for the info.
Roger Glover talks about things that you may or may not have heard in response to the questions that he may or may not have been asked many times over during the last few weeks of heavy promotional work.
The takeaway message here, I guess, is the ease, enthusiasm, and good-natured humor, with which he does it day after day. Compare, for example, with this Q&A he did just days apart at the documentary screening in Belgium. This man has a patience of a saint!
Thanks to Nigel Young for info and to LineaRock for the video.
A long-ish interview with Don Airey, done during his recent solo band tour in Europe. Part insightful, two parts hilarious, here it is:
Thanks to Nigel Young for the heads up.
Roger Glover has appeared on Van Gils & Gasten show on Belgian TV. There are certain limits on how deep the mainstream media can dig during a 10-minute TV appearance, but it was a well rounded and well researched interview. The host got his Made in Japan vinyl signed, the new album was plugged amid a couple of anecdotes and a clip from the documentary, and even Love is All got an airing (it was a major hit in Belgium and Netherlands back in the day).
You can watch the show at deredactie.be. Roger’s interview segment starts at 25:50 with a dramatic entrance over Child in Time cadenza. It continues for about 9 minutes. He appears again at 41:40 mark with a story of his foray into animal husbandry. The interview segment itself is (mostly) in English with Dutch subtitles.
Thanks to Nigel Young for the info.
Band’s management is offering VIP upgrade packages for the European leg on the upcoming Deep Purple tour in May-July. There are two different packages available:
Either package must be purchased on top of a regular ticket — they do not grant admission to the show by themselves. The $100 and $200 packages are also mutually exclusive — meet’n’greet will be held before the band hits the stage, one physically can not be backstage and holding their place in the front row at the same time.
The packages are sold exclusively via VIP Showtix.
Thanks to Kat for the info.
Another screening of the From Here to inFinite documentary will be held in Torino, Italy, on April 4. This event does not appear that it will be attended by any members of the band.
What: From Here to inFinite documentary
When: April 4, 2017, 22:30 – 23:59 CEST
Where: Cinema Massimo
18 Via Giuseppe Verdi
10124 Torino
Italy
Tickets: free admission, but you have to register in advance via Eventbrite
Thanks to Nigel Young for the info.
Johnny’s Band continues being played on the BBC Radio 2 since the premiere on March 6, and is climbing up their airplay chart. It is now at number 15 (with 18 times on air) in the Airplay Chart Top 40. This is a 28-day trailing chart that covers February 28 to March 27 inclusive.
According to the BBC DJ, it will also be released as a single alongside the new album on April 7.
Thanks to Nigel Young for the info.
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