A collection of pictures taken by Torben Skøtt at the Vejlby Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark, on February 3, 1973 has been posted online. A very relaxed crowd at a rather intimate setting with Mark II in full flight. You can see it at torbenskott.dk.

Thanks to Yvonne for the info.

In his annual end-of-year message, Roger Glover recaps what happened in 2014 and concludes with holiday greetings:

The best of the season to all and thank you to friends old and new, the steadfast DP crew and management, my band-mates, my webmaster Andreas Thul, and not least of all to the people that came to our shows around the world and gave us such a welcome – you are the reason we exist.

Read more on RogerGlover.com.

Another archival release is being prepared by Edel, and this one looks quite interesting. Titled simply Long Beach 1971 it contains a widely bootlegged show from July 30, 1971, recorded for University of Southern California’s radio station KUSC, to be aired on their Monday Night Airbag Live show hosted by Elliot Mass. Darker Than Blue posted some of the backstory almost 3 years ago. (Yes, that’s how long the pipeline is.)

The set list was rather short: Speed King / Strange Kind Of Woman / Child In Time / Mandrake Root, as the band was sandwiched between the openers Southern Comfort, and The Faces, who headlined the gig.

Release date is tentatively set for March 2, 2015.

Thanks to Daniel Falaschi and Lutz Reinert for the info.

Joe Lynn Turner appeared on the Sex, Drugs & Rock’n’Roll podcast. Frankly speaking, none of us had the patience to sit through it, so if anyone does and finds that there was something interesting, please post in comments.

Thanks to Cory Dahlen for the info.

Burn is being used as the tune of commercial jingles for a Japanese company called Tama Homes, which appears to sell, well, homes.

Thanks to Gilles Snowcat for the info.

Parlophone will be re-releasing the Concerto’69, In Rock and Fireball repackaged as a 3CD box set on January 9.

Curiously, Concerto track listing includes both the Hush / Wring That Neck / Child in Time trifecta and the 3rd Movement encore, somehow all squeezed on one CD (the 2002 remaster came out on 2CDs clocking out of 90 minutes in total). Even more curiously, In Rock contains just 6 tracks of the original album with Living Wreck missing, and they come as 1995 anniversary edition remasters, but without any bonus tracks. Fireball appears to be the anniversary edition, complete with bonus tracks.

All these observations are contingent on the presumption that the tracklist released by the record company to online retailers has not been screwed up (which has happened before).

Thanks to Lutz Reinert for the info, and to Nigel Young and metaljim for pointing out missing Living Wreck.

BBC reports that Roger Glover has been made an honorary fellow of the South Wales University “in recognition of his contribution to music and the creative industries.”

Our warmest congratulations! Roger looks very learned in this outfit 😉

To watch presentation of the award and Roger’s acceptance speech, select Ceremony 5 from the menu on the right (maximize your browser if it’s not visible) and skip to 10:40. It lasts for about 10 minutes.

If the above does not work for some reason, head over to the USW UniLife and find December 2014 Treforest Ceremonies video.

Thanks to Elinor for the info and to Nigel Young for the video link.

Sunflower Jam and earMUSIC are going to release the 2012 show on CD and DVD on March 2, 2015. Titled Paice’s Sunflower Superjam – Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2012, it will be available in CD+DVD and DVD+CD editions. As far as we’ve been able to ascertain, both will include the same content, the only difference being in packaging.

This Sunflower Jam was held at the Royal Albert Hall on September 16, 2012. It was the second time the RAH hosted the event. Before 2011 “the Jam” was held at smaller venues in a semi-private manner (read: you had to buy an expensive seat at a dinner table).

This event was also held in the wake of Jon Lord’s passing, with the initial announcement made in March that year giving is a bit of hope about his treatment by billing his appearance at the event.

Much of the material has been released last year on The Sunflower Superjam DVD (*), the tree bonus tracks and addition of the CD being the main draw here.

Track listing

CD

1. Ain’t No Telling feat. The Temperance Movement *
2. This Wheel’s On Fire feat. Sandi Thom & Brian Auger *
3. The Sails of Charon feat. Uli Jon Roth *
4. Rock And Roll feat. Uli Jon Roth & Alfie Boe *
5. Pictured Within feat. Steve Balsamo & Brian Auger *
6. Something About You feat. Mark King & Brian Auger  *
7. Lessons In Love feat. Mark King & Brian Auger *
8. Emerald feat. Bruce Dickinson & Uli Jon Roth *
9. Behind Blue Eyes feat. Bruce Dickinson *
10. Black Night feat. Bruce Dickinson, Brian May, John Paul Jones, Ian Paice, Brian Auger *
11. Since You’ve Been Gone feat. Kerry Ellis, Brian May, John Paul Jones, Ian Paice, Brian Auger *
12. Elected feat. Alice Cooper, Uli Jon Roth, Ian Paice, Brian Auger *
13. School’s Out feat. Alice Cooper, Brian May, Ian Paice, Brian Auger *
14. Smoke On The Water feat. Ian Paice’s Sunflower Superjam Ensemble *

DVD

As above plus further bonus tracks:

• Intro
• I Want To Know What Love Is feat. Alfie Boe & Uli Jon Roth *
• Born Free feat. Brian May & Kerry Ellis
• I Loved A Butterfly feat. Brian May & Kerry Ellis
• Only Friend feat. The Temperance Movement

Thanks to Chris Hewlett for the info.

Joe Lynn Turner in an interview to Italian blog Spazio Rock spoke about the Rainbow reunion and said that what he previously touted as an impending event was essentially a figment of his imagination slightly exaggerated.

Here are the relevant bits:

Are you talking about it with Ritchie?

I hate to say it, but I’ve not spoken directly to him, but I have spoken to managers. I’m trying to convince his management that this is what we should do. That said, to be honest, I’m hitting a wall.

I don’t think Candice Night and Carole Stevens will agree easily…

I don’t want to speak badly. But the truth is the truth.

Read the whole interview in Spazio Rock

Thanks to mr.trinity and AlexBlackmore92 from deep-purple.ru forum for the info.

An interview with exuberant, name dropping bon vivant David Coverdale was featured on an episode of The Eddie Trunk Podcast that was posted on December 3. It was meant to promote Back to the Bone, but a long and entertaining interview covered a lot of history. My favourite bit is probably about Cozy Powell, who showed up one day to persuade Coverdale to join the Michael Schenker Group, but “after a night of fun and frolicking” ended up as a drummer in Whitesnake. Or is it the story of him reconnecting with Ritchie? (And for what it’s worth, he shares JLTs conviction that Blackmore will be rocking one day again.)

He has also mentioned that Whitesnake is working on a new album with release some tome in May-June next year, and a US tour to follow.

The interview starts at around 20:20 into the podcast and continues for about 50 minutes.

Use the gadget above or listen in your favourite mp3 player.

Thanks to Classic Rock for the info.