IAN GILLAN “What I Did On My Vacation” /2LP/

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary British Hard Rock band.
Album was released during the heyday for the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, when Heavy Metal was seeing a resurgence especially in Gillan's homeland. Many, including Ian Gillan himself, rank "Double Trouble" as the band's pinnacle; their finest moment. On the studio tracks producer Steve Smith manages to capture the raw, heavy feel of the band that was sometimes missing in past albums. The studio album featured two hit singles, “Restless” and “Nightmare”, which were unfortunately only released in Europe.
The album is titled "Double Trouble" because originally this was released as a double LP set with one record being the new studio material and the rest being live material, mostly taken from England's 1981 Reading Festival. The one exception is "If You Believe Me" which was recorded at London's Rainbow Theatre, March 4, 1981.
It is the first album to feature Janick Gers, since Bernie Tormé left the band during the tour of Germany in 1981. In fact Tormé was fired because he did not want to participate in the playback TV performance of "No Laughing in Heaven" at "Top Of The Pops" on 24 June 1981. Janick Gers came in for the rest of the tour on 25 June 1981. Of course, Janick Gers went on to record with Bruce Dickinson and eventually joined Iron Maiden.
Album reached #12 in the UK charts.
In 1989, Virgin Records re-released the remastered version of album in CD format, with the same track listing.
Kingsway Recorders/Virgin Records Ltd., 1981/1989 (CDVM 3606). Made in UK. 


Tracklist:
1. I'll Rip Your Spine Out     4:30 
2. Restless     3:19 
3. Men Of War     4:31 
4. Sunbeam     5:11 
5. Nightmare     3:15 
6. Hadely Bop Bop     2:50 
7. Life Goes On     4:12 
8. Born To Kill     9:28
9. No Laughing In Heaven (Live)     6:26
10. No Easy Way (Live)     10:32
11. Trouble (Live)     3:04
12. Mutually Assured Destruction (Live)     5:13
13. If You Believe Me (Live)     8:26
14. New Orleans (Live)     6:04
Total playing time: 77:02 min.


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The ultimate live collection from legendary Ian Gillan.
1st CD contains live tracks from IAN GILLAN BAND 1977 period and the 2nd contain tracks from the GILLAN band live shows 1981-82.
Musthave for every Hard Rock and oldschool collector!
The Store For Music Ltd., 2008 (SFMCD143). Made in USA.


Tracklist:

CD 1:
1.Money Lender
2.Twin Exhausted
3.Child In Time
4.Trying To Get To You
5.Mercury High
6.Woman From Tokyo
7.Clear Air Turbulence
8.Smoke On The Water

CD 2:
1.Smoke On The Water
2.No Laughing In Heaven
3.No Easy Way
4.Thunderwood
5.Trouble
6.If You Believe Me
7.New Orleans
8.Lucille
9.Black Night
10.M.A.D. 


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Remastered re-release of the third and the last full-length studio album by legendary British Jazz Rock/Fusion/Hard Rock band.
Ian Gillan never sounded entirely comfortable in the first incarnation of the Ian Gillan Band, quite likely because his colleagues were more interested in Progressive Rock than he was. Not that Gillan was adverse to Prog (after all this was the Ian Gillan Band, and if he didn't want to move in this direction, he wouldn't), but he never sounded entirely comfortable with it. That much was certain from "Clear Air Turbulence", a full-fledged exploration into Jazz Fusion and Prog Rock where the band sounded at ease and the singer sounded tentative, which was perhaps the reason Ian Gillan Band did a 180 for their third album, "Scarabus".
Released a mere six months after "Clear Air Turbulence", "Scarabus" rocks considerably harder than its predecessor, but there are still flourishes of their more Experimental inclinations, particularly how they easily fall into a Funk Fusion groove. Their presence only emphasizes how Gillan sounds best when he's simply rocking. And he does get the occasional chance to do that here, but too often the riffs are transparently complicated, not catchy, or the music breaks into contrived Jazzy instrumentals. Compared to "Clear Air Turbulence", "Scarabus" does sound like unadulterated Hard Rock, but it never rocks with abandon; it always sounds self-conscious. That self-consciousness is only enhanced by the lack of strong material - "Mad Elaine" does come close to being memorable, but most of the songs sound like excuses to Rock.
Even if "Scarabus" is a failure, it is interesting for longtime Gillan fans, since it does offer proof that Ian Gillan Band were talented musicians who just couldn't quite deliver the Hard Rock their singer craved. Listening to "Scarabus" in retrospect, it's little wonder that he disbanded Ian Gillan Band after this album.
The CD reissue included an extra track, "My Baby Loves Me", recorded live at the Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, on 22 September 1977, that was originally part of the double LP set “Live At The Budokan”, and had been omitted from the UK release in error.
Eagle Records, 1977/1989/1998 (EAMCD048). Made in UK.


Tracklist:
1. Scarabus 4:54 
2. Twin Exhausted 4:09 
3. Poor Boy Hero 3:09 
4. Mercury High 3:32 
5. Pre-Release 4:23 
6. Slags To Bitches 5:11 
7. Apathy 4:15 
8. Mad Elaine 4:19 
9. Country Lights 3:17 
10. Fool's Mate 4:18 
11. My Baby Loves Me 8:11
Total playing time: 49:38 min.

The ninth compilation album by the legendary British Hard Rock singer.
All fans of the gold voice by legendary Deep Purple, this is ultimate gem for yours collection!!
Spitfire Records, 2009 (SFMCD161). Made in UK. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Money Lender 5:41
2. Over The Hill 7:22 
3. Scarabus 4:58
4. Clouds & Rain 4:06
5. Twin Exhausted 4:11
6. Gut Reaction 3:46
7. Mercury High 3:34
8. Mad Elaine 4:21
9. Sweet Lolita 3:51
10. Hang Me Out To Dry 4:05
11. No More Cane On The Brazos 8:16
12. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 3:45
13. Trying To Get To You 3:03
14. Pictures Of Hell 3:58
15. Via Miami 5:02
Total playing time: 69:59


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Second DVD by legendary British Hard Rock band.
Gillan were a hugely successful Hard Rock band in the early eighties fronted by legendary Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. Their career ran from 1979 to 1982 during which time they released 5 albums all of which charted Top 20 in the UK and had a string of successful singles.
The live concert on DVD was filmed as part of BBC's 'Rock Goes To College' series at Oxford Polytechnic on the 2nd February 1981, following their "Glory Road" album and just before the release of "Future Shock" album. DVD also consists of one of the band's guest performances on German TV (1981), four performances at BBC's TV chart show 'Top of the Pops' (1980/1981), as well as original promo video for “Sleeping On The Job”.
DVD 5 | PAL | Region: 0 | Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 | DTS Digital Surround 5.1 | 4:3 | English | Approx. 60 min. | XBox and PS2 Compatible.
Thompson Music Pty Ltd./Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd./Eagle Video Classics, 2008/2011 (EVDVD115). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Unchain Your Brain
2. Mr. Universe 04:30
3. No Easy Way 11:49
4. Trouble 20:33
5. Mutually Assured Destruction 23:50
6. On The Rocks 27:40
7. Vengeance 32:28
8. New Orleans 36:51
 Bonus Tracks:
9. Vengeance (Recorded Live On German TV) 41:37
10. Sleeping On The Job (Promo Clip) 45:15
11.  Trouble (Live on BBC's Top Of The Pops) 49:04
12. New Orleans (Live on BBC's Top Of The Pops) 51:52
13. No Laughing In Heaven (Live on BBC's Top Of The Pops) 54:41
14. M.A.D. Mutually Assured Destruction (Live on BBC's Top Of The Pops) 58:00
Total playing time: approx. 60 min.

The fourth full-length studio album by legendary British Hard Rock band.
This album belongs on the list "Top 100 Albums With the Most Ugly Covers", but let that not put you off: this one is almost as good as "Mr. Universe" and "Glory Road".
The title is taken from Alvin Toffler's book "Future Shock". There are a handful of classics, mixed with some mediocre fillers - but a Hard Rock fan should have this album, even if it was just for the 3 minutes of "The Ballad of the Lucitania Express", which is The Perfect Heavy Fast Rock song. This song steams like the overheated locomotive that it is about, is not a second too long and has everything perfectly in place. The real engine is John McCoy's bass, clearly audible under the brief guitar solo, pumping 8th notes at over 200 BPM. This band can inject you with pure adrenaline and crack you up at the same time!
On its release, the album reached number 2 in the UK chart; that remain the band's highest placing album.
In 2005, "Future Shock" was ranked number 467 in the German Rock Hard Magazine's book of "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".
Kingsway Recorders Ltd/Virgin Records Ltd., 1981 (203 596-320). Made in Germany. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Future Shock 3:06
2. Night Ride Out Of Phoenix 5:04
3. (The Ballad Of) The Lucitania Express 3:10
4. No Laughing In Heaven 4:56
5. Sacre Bleu 3:02
6. New Orleans 2:37

Side Two
1. Bite The Bullet 4:49
2. If I Sing Softly 6:09
3. Don't Want The Truth 5:40
4. For Your Dreams 5:04

Total playing time: 43:37 min.