The Deep Purple Podcast

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Episode #45

“Weird Versions of ‘Smoke on the Water’ (Part 1)”

March 2, 2020

Pre-Show Checklist:

John is recording in Audacity.

Zoom is recording Video on Nate’s end.

Ableton is recording on Nate’s end.

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The Versions

НОВЫЙ ХИТ Deep Purple Smoke on the Water HIT Самохина Евгения цимбалы Dulcimer Hackbrett cover

SMOKE ON THE WATER by RED FOLEY (1944) - "Smoke on the Water"

CARLOS LYRA - Maria Moita (1964) - 

deep purple - jazz tribute - smoke on the water - new edition 2017 - by Alain Rabiat 

Moscow Symphony Orchestra - The Music Of Deep Purple (Full Album) -  A Symphonic Tribute To Deep 

Purple

Pat Boone - Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple cover - feat. Ritchie 

Blackmore) (1997) 

Twitter: Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (Bluegrass Version)  - 

"Smoke on the Water" Roy Acuff & SmokyMountain Boys and Girls

Two and a Half Men - Smoke on the Water

Smoke on the water (Two and a half man)  

Two and a half men - Smoke On The Water with tongue 

Gerard playing smoke on the water - From “Everybody Loves Raymond” 

SENOR COCONUT - SMOKE ON THE WATER - 

John’s Bahamas Vacation Video

Nebel auf dem Wasser - German folk music version

Marcelo 'Teto' Medina - Humo sobre el Agua

Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water by Sueños Purpura Tribute Album - 

Black Sabbath - Smoke on the Water

Kid Abelha - Smoke on The Water - 1995 Jazzmania

DEEP PURPLE - «Smoke on the water» Live (Jazz version)

Reviews

John and Nate read Amazon reviews of the Smoke on the Water single

In The News . . .

New Deep Purple sound clip released on their Facebook page

This Week in Purple History . . .

March 2 through March 8

March 4, 1948 - Mike Moran is born

March 8, 1948 - Mel Galley is born

March 4, 1977 - Paice Ashton Lord releases Malice in Wonderland

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Episode #44

“Deep Purple Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction”

February 24, 2020

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The German Vincent Price!

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Hall of Fame History

Lars Ulrich's induction speech

Comments by the band

Deep Purple Performance

In The News . . .

https://rockcandymag.com/ - Michael Schenker talks about a potential collaboration with David Coverdale 

that never happened:

This Week in Purple History . . .

February 24 through March 2

March 1, 1946 - Tony Ashton is born

February 28, 1970 - Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar is stolen in Liverpool - serial number 221737

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Episode #43

“Green Bullfrog”

February 17, 2020

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Lead up to the Album:

Personnel:

Album Art & Booklet Review

Album Tracks:

Side one

 "My Baby Left Me" (Arthur Crudup)

"Makin' Time" (Eddie Phillips, Kenny Pickett)

"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price)

"Bullfrog" (Derek Lawrence, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice)

Side two

 "I Want You" (Tony Joe White)

"I'm a Free Man" (Mark "Moogy" Klingman)

"Walk a Mile in My Shoes" (Joe South)

"Lovin' You is Good for Me Baby" (Lawrence/Corlett/Hutton)

Reception and Review

In The News . . .

Steve Morse and Paul Gilbert NAMM 2020 Little Wing

GLENN HUGHES & ERIC BLAIR talk Dead Daisies,@ 2020 NAMM

Deep Purple – Fire In The Sky a new book by Simon Robinson due out in March of 2020!

The church organ - cover of “Child in Time” being played at the funeral of Jan Fedder

This Week in Purple History . . .

February 17 through February23

February 19, 1949 - Eddie Hardin is born

February 18, 1989 - Ian Gillan goes on tour as Garth Rockett

Garth Rockett & The Moonshiners ‎– Live At The Ritz '89

February 17, 1996 - Purpendicular is released

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Episode #41

“Jon Lord - Windows”

February 3, 2020

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Personnel

    Jon Lord

    Pete York

    Ray Fenwick

    David Coverdale

    Glenn Hughes

    Tony Ashton

Additional Credits

Lead up to the Album:

    The record sleeve indicates that there are no overdubs on this albumm

Album Art & Booklet Review

Album Tracks:

Recorded on June 1st, 1974 at the Herkules-Saal OF the Munic Residenz with the Orchestra of Munich 

Chamber Opera

    Continuo On B.A.C.H.

    Window: 1st Movement: Renga

    Window: 2nd Movement: Gemini

    Window: 3rd Movement: Alla Marcia-Allegro

Reception and Review

In The News . . .

    Nick Blagona R.I.P. from RogerGlover.com

This Week in Purple History . . .

February 3 through February 9

    February 9, 1977 - David Coverdale releases “White Snake”

    February 3, 1987 - Whitesnake releases “Here I Go Again” as a single

    February 8, 2000 - Deep Purple releases “Live in Concert” at the Royal Albert Hall

For Further Information:

    Windows (Jon Lord album) on Wikipedia

    Album notes.

    ProgArchives review

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Episode #40

“Trapeze - Medusa”

January 27, 2020

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Personnel

Glenn Hughes - Bass and Vocals

Mel Galley - Guitar and Vocals

Dave Holland - Drums

Lead up to the Album:

Credits

Album Art & Booklet Review

Album Credits (from Discogs):

https://www.discogs.com/Trapeze-Medusa/release/5917197

Album Tracks:

Black Cloud (Mel Galley, Tom Galley)

Jury (Mel Galley, Tom Galley)

Your Love Is Alright (Mel Galley, Glenn Hughes, Dave Holland)

Touch My Life (Mel Galley, Tom Galley)

Seafull (Hughes)

Makes You Wanna Cry (Mel Galley, Tom Galley)

Medusa (Hughes)

Reception and Review

The band toured the USA supporting the Moody Blues including two shows at Carnegie Hall.

Review from American Radio History

This Week in Purple History . . .

January 27 through February 2

February of 1976 - Rainbow begins recording Rising

January 28, 1986 - Black Sabbath releases Seventh Star

February 1, 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates on re-entry - Kaplana Chawla had copies of Machine Head, Purpendicular, and Rainbow’s Down to Earth on Board. Steve Morse would later write “Contact Lost.”  Liked to wake up to “Space Truckin’” while in space. She had emailed the band members while in space.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2003/11/07/Deep-Purple-remembers-shuttle-astronaut/53601068235843/

For Further Information:

Glenn Hughes The Autobiography: From Deep Purple to Black Country Communion by Glenn Hughes

Help from the archives of Jörg Planer

TRAPEZE - A BRIEF HISTORY (1969-1994)

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Episode #39

“Rainbow - Rising”

January 20, 2020

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Personnel

Ronnie James Dio

Ritchie Blackmore

Tony Carey

Jimmy Bain

Cozy Powell

Lead up to the Album:

Credits

Album Art & Booklet Review

Album Credits (from Discogs):

Album Tracks:

All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio

Tarot Woman

Run With the Wolf

Starstruck

Do You Close Your Eyes

Stargazer

Light in the Black

Reception and Review

In The News . . .

This Week in Purple History . . .

January 20 through January 26

January 23, 1971 - Purple records was formed and announced in NME

January 26, 1976 - Deep Purple performs live on the King Biscuit Flower Hour

January 23, 2016 - Jimmy Bain dies

For Further Information:

Deep Purple and Rainbow 1968-79: Every album, every song (On Track)

Purple Records 1971-1978 by Neil Priddey

Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story by Dave Thompson

Help from the archives of Jörg Planer

Sensitive to Light: The Rainbow Story by Martin Popoff

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Episode #38

“Ian Gillan Band - Child in Time”

January 13, 2020

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Mo Foster's British Rock Guitar Book

Gillan’s Financial Endeavors:

Forming of the Band:

Back in the Business:

Lead up to the Album:

Album Art & Booklet Review

Album Credits (from Discogs):

Vocals – Ian Gillan

Album Tracks:

Lay Me Down (Gillan, Fenwick, Nauseef, Gustafson)

You Make Me Feel So Good (Gillan, Moran, Dave Wintour, Bernie Holland, Andy Steele)

Shame (Gillan, Fenwick, Nauseef, Gustafson)

My Baby Loves Me (Gillan, Fenwick, Nauseef, Glover)

Down the Road (Gillan, Fenwick, Nauseef, Gustafson, Glover)

Child in Time (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice)

Let it Slide (Gillan, Fenwick, Nauseef, Gustafson, Moran)

Reception and Review

This Week in Purple History . . .

January 13 through January 19

January 19, 1947 - Rod Evans is born

January 13, 1973 - Deep Purple releases Who Do We Think We Are

January 15, 2006 - Dream Theater performs Made in Japan in Osaka - Roger Glover does the mix

For Further Information:

Child in Time by Ian Gillan

Purple Records 1971-1978 by Neil Priddey

Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple Story by Dave Thompson

Help from the archives of Jörg Planer

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Episode #37

“The Bogus Deep Purple Special”

January 6, 2020

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Formation:

Personnel:

Rod Evans

Tony Flynn

Tom de Rivera

Dick Jurgens III

Geoff Emery

The New Steppenwolf:

Formation:

Concert Audio:

Smoke on the Water live in Mexico City

Tour Schedule:

Example Setlist

From 21 June, 1980 show in San Bernadino California: (source:  

http://www.dpac.at/Bogus_Deep_Purple_1980.html)

In The Media:

The New Deep Purple Album

Featured the track list:

Tracks the New Deep Purple band recorded in the summer

of 1980 at L.A.'s Village Recording Studios had been:

- Hush

- All I Am Is Blue

- Hold On Me

- Blood Blister

- Brum Doogie

The Law Catches Up With Them

What Deep Purple’s Former Members Had To Say

Where are they now?

In The News . . .

Steve Vai: Whitesnake's Slip Of The Tongue was "the first rock record that has a seven-string guitar 

throughout the whole thing"

Ian Gillan “Announces” New Deep Purple Album on Facebook

This Week in Purple History . . .

January 6 through January 12

January 12, 1987 - The House of Blue Light is released

January 7, 1975 - Stormbringer is certified gold in the US having been released the previous November

January 10, 2013 - Claude Nobs dies

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