Year : 1978-1982 (Edsel Records Box Set Edition 2025)
Style : Hard Rock , Classic Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 406 mb
Bio:
Gillan was an English rock band formed in 1978 by then-former Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. Gillan was one of the hard rock bands to make a significant impact and achieve commercial success in the United Kingdom during the late 1970s and early 1980s, with five top 20 albums and six top 40 singles. The band split in late 1982 when Gillan joined Black Sabbath, before re-joining Deep Purple in 1984.
Abum:
Here’s exclusive the new GILLAN 7-CD Limited Box Set “1978-1982“, offering a comprehensive collection of Deep Purple’s iconic singer band’s work during the years from 1978 to 1982, when they rose to prominence in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene.This CD box set contains each GILLAN album with associated B-sides and stand-alone singles as bonus tracks, all remastered from the original tapes. It is the first time all Gillan albums and rarities are featured together, for a total of 95 tracks.At first we were thinking this would be a cash-in release, but comparing the sound quality with some previous reissues, this is the best ever. Gillan albums didn’t enjoyed a big budget production, even on vinyl the sound wasn’t the best. All Gillan albums in this box sound very good, fuller, clearer, and worth the investment for sure.Additionally, there’s an impressive amount of bonus / B-sides (hard to find), and for the first time we hear “Parliament Square” a previously unreleased song recently found. Rumors started with the first release of the 1978 S/T Gillan (aka The Japanese Album) on CD, on the RPM label. There was a photo in the booklet of that CD of a studio log sheet with the title, ‘Parliament Square’, written on it. That started a search for the track, which no one could verify the existence of. They’ve found it recently and added it to this box set.
Line-Up:
Ian Gillan – vocals (1978–1982) - See also: Deep Purple, ex-WhoCares, Ian Gillan, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Episode Six, ex-Garth Rockett and the Moonshiners, ex-Gillan, ex-Gillan & Glover, ex-Ian Gillan Band, ex-Repo Depo, ex-Rock Aid Armenia, ex-The Javelins
Steve Byrd – guitar (1978–1979; died 2016)
Bernie Tormé – guitar (1979–1981; died 2019)
Janick Gers – guitar (1981–1982)
John McCoy – bass (1978–1982)
Liam Genockey – drums (1978)
Pete Barnacle – drums (1978–1979)
Mick Underwood – drums (1979–1982; died 2024)
Colin Towns – keyboards (1978–1982)
Tracklist:
CD1: The Japanese Album (1978)
01. Street Theatre (Instrumental)
02. Secret of the Dance
03. I’m Your Man
04. Dead of Night
05. Fighting Man
06. Message in a Bottle
07. Not Weird Enough
08. Bringing Joanna Back
09. Abbey of Thelema
10. Back in the Game
11. Vengeance
12. Move with the Times
13. Sleeping on the Job
14. Roller
CD2: Mr. Universe (1979)
01. Second Sight
02. Secret of the Dance
03. She Tears Me Down
04. Roller
05. Mr. Universe
06. Vengeance
07. Puget Sound
08. Dead of Night
09. Message in a Bottle
10. Fighting Man
11. Smoke on the Water – Live at Kingsway Studio
12. Parliament Square (Outtake)
CD3: Glory Road (1980)
01. Unchain Your Brain
02. Are You Sure?
03. Time and Again
04. No Easy Way
05. Sleeping on the Job
06. On the Rocks
07. If You Believe Me
08. Running, White Face, City Boy
09. Nervous
10. Handles on Her Hips – B-Side of No Easy Way
11. I Might As Well Go Home (Mystic) – B-Side of No Easy Way
12. Higher and Higher – for Gillan Fans Only
13. Your Mother Was Right – for Gillan Fans Only
CD4: Future Shock (1981)
01. Future Shock
02. Night Ride Out of Phoenix
03. (The Ballad of) the Lusitania Express
04. No Laughing in Heaven
05. Sacre Bleu
06. New Orleans
07. Bite the Bullet
08. If I Sing Softly
09. Don’t Want the Truth
10. For Your Dreams
11. Trouble – A-Side
12. Your Sister’s on My List – B-Side of Trouble
13. Mutually Assured Destruction – A-Side
14. The Maelstrom – B-Side of Mutually Assured Destruction
15. Take a Hold of Yourself – B-Side of New Orleans
16. One for the Road – B-Side of No Laughing in Heaven
17. Lucille – B-Side of No Laughing in Heaven
18. Bad News – B-Side of No Laughing in Heaven
CD5: Double Trouble – Studio (1981)
01. I’ll Rip Your Spine Out
02. Restless
03. Men of War
04. Sunbeam
05. Nightmare
06. Hadely Bop Bop
07. Life Goes on
08. Born to Kill
09. Spanish Guitar – Flexipop Magazine Dec 81
CD6: Double Trouble Live (1980-1981)
01. No Laughing in Heaven
02. No Easy Way
03. Trouble
04. Mutually Assured Destruction
05. If You Believe Me
06. New Orleans
07. Bite the Bullet – B-Side of Nightmare / Reading 29.8.81
08. On the Rocks – B-Side of Restless / Reading 29.8.81
09. Mr. Universe – B-Side of Trouble / Reading 22.8.80
10. Vengeance – B-Side of Trouble / Reading 22.8.80
11. Smoke on the Water – B-Side of Trouble / Reading 22.8.80
CD7: Magic (1982)
01. What’s the Matter
02. Bluesy Blue Sea
03. Caught in a Trap
04. Long Gone
05. Driving Me Wild
06. Demon Driver
07. Living a Lie
08. You’re So Right
09. Living for the City
10. Demon Driver [Reprise]
11. Breaking Chains – B-Side of Living for the City
12. Purple Sky – B-Side of Living for the City Pic Disc
13. Fiji – B-Side of Long Gone
14. Helter Skelter – Album Outtake, Issued on First CD Release 1988
15. Smokestack Lightning – Album Outtake, Issued on First CD Release 1988
16. South Africa – A-Side – Ian Gillan Solo Single 1988
17. John – B-Side of South Africa
18. South Africa – Extended 12″ Version
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