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No, no, no take 2
Live performance of No, no, no take 2 for the German TV in 1971 (courtesy of the official Youtube channel)
Didi Zill’s book delayed
Publishing date for the second edition of Didi Zill’s photo book has been postponed until November 15. In the meantime, here’s an interview with the photographer himself (in German with English subtitles):
Thanks to Yvonne Osthausen and Lutz for the info.
Q&A with Morse and Satriani
Steve Morse just finished a stint lending support to Joe Satriani on his US tour. Music Radar caught up with them on the last day of the joint tour in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, where they sat down for a chat.
Listen to the first part of the podcast (second part is due next week):
Thanks to BraveWords for the info.
It’s been fifteen months…
A message from Roger Glover:
It’s fifteen months since that day in the studio when we heard the bad news about Jon. Strangely enough, although he left the band eleven years ago, his presence in the band has deepened since last year. Apart from the fact that his spirit seemed to pervade the recording sessions and that Now What?! is dedicated to him, these days an interview never goes by without one or all of us talking about him. Above And Beyond, a paean to Jon, is being released as a single and every time I hear it or play it, my mind is full of great memories.
From an inspired idea by Steve, it grew into a most unusual song, unlike anything we’ve done before. Writing about the death of a friend can be a minefield of cliché or maudlin sentiment, but I’m proud of what we accomplished with the song.
Now looking forward to the British dates and the rest of the tour around Europe and on.
Thanks to BraveWords for the info.
Made in Japan video teaser
Further news about the 40th anniversary Made in Japan: the package will include a new documentary on Mark 2 around that period, plus 20+ minutes of 8 mm silent footage shot in Tokyo on August 17, 1972, and synchronized with the audio track.
Thanks to Andrey Gusenkov for the info.
Made in Japan remix
The old management company has announced that Universal is preparing a (belated) 40th anniversary edition of Made in Japan. Kevin Shirley is finishing remix of the album and actually all 3 Japanese dates are being remixed. Universal ended up owning the band’s back catalogue after in 2011 it bought up what was left of EMI’s recording business.
Thanks to Andrey Gusenkov for the info.
Backstage passes for UK tour
As it has become a good tradition, the Teenage Cancer Trust is holding an Ebay auction for two tickets and two after show meet-and-greet passes for any one of the five concerts during the upcoming UK tour. The tickets and passes have been kindly donated by Roger Glover. The auction closes on October 4, at 9 p.m. BST.
[Update Oct 11]: the auction has raised £560. Congratulation to the generous winner.
Thanks to Lee Worrall for the info.
Quod erat demonstrandum
NME is running a readers’ poll of the greatest live albums of all time, which we announced back in April. Mission accomplished: Made in Japan is leading the poll, and by a good margin.
Here’s top 10 as of September 21:
- Deep Purple — Made In Japan — 9.95
- Pink Floyd — Pulse — 7.48
- The Who — Live At Leeds — 7.25
- Iron Maiden — Live After Death — 7.08
- Lynyrd Skynyrd — One More From The Road — 6.88
- Led Zeppelin — The Song Remains The Same — 6.78
- Thin Lizzy — Live And Dangerous — 6.75
- Motorhead — No Sleep Til Hammersmith — 6.55
- Tom Waits — Glitter And Doom Live — 6.30
- AC/DC — If You Want Blood — 6.27
Thanks to Andrey Gusenkov for the info.
Armenian music school now open
[Updated Sep 26] Earlier today, September 20, Ian and Bron Gillan were the guests of honour at the grand opening of the music school in Gyumri, Armenia. This is the very school rebuilding which was the main focus of Big Ian’s recent WhoCares project with Toni Iommi. Well done, gentlemen!
At the press conference the night before, Gillan also mentioned a possibility of starting an album with Tony Iommi. Although we at the THS ivory towers remain sceptical as between Sabbath reunion and his cancer treatment Iommi kinda has his hands full at the moment.
Read and see the coverage of Gillan’s visit to Armenia from Mediamax: press conference, school opening.
[Update] Photo gallery: Gillan’s three days in Armenia. Check out the cake!
Thanks to BraveWords for the heads up.
New edition of Didi Zill’s photobook
German publishers Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf have announced that a new edition of Didi Zill’s photobook will be published on October 1. The new edition will expand both on the photo material and written comments (caveat: all text is in German, at least that what was in the original). The book was originally published in 2003, is long out of print, and as wonderful as it is, was plagued with photo reproduction problems.
Photographer: Didi Zill
Title: Deep Purple Fotografien
Format: 500 pages | Hardback with dust jacket
ISBN: 978-3-89602-665-1
MSRP: €99.95
Date: October 1, 2013
Thanks to Lutz Reinert for the info.
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