Miscellaneous Musical Musings

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On This Day (February 26)...A Light Into the Future

One year ago today, during the early hours of the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian artist John Object released his fourth album as his hometown of Kyiv was bombed.

I have no idea what my life is going to be like tomorrow and how much longer I have, so it felt appropriate to share an archive of my 2010-2019 works, in case I never get to do that when I’m old…The artist on his decision to publish this album. Retrieved from here. John Object released Life on this day in 2022 on Bandcamp. Album cover, which is pure white. Retrieved from here. This is the…

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On This Day (June 12)...ARW feat. Newcastle

On This Day (June 12)…ARW feat. Newcastle

Yes featuring ARW performed on this day in 2018 at Newcastle City Hall in Newcastle, England. ARW onstage. From left to right: Trevor Rabin, Louis Molino III, Jon Anderson, Iain Hornal, and Rick Wakeman. Photo by Tommo. Retrieved from here. ARW, consisting of Yes alumni Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman, were at this time on a tour of Europe. This was the first of three dates in the…

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On This Day (June 10)...ELP In Full Swing - Gotta Hear 'em All!

Emerson, Lake & Palmer performed on this day in 1971 at the Stadthalle Offenbach in Offenbach, Germany.

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On This Day (June 6)...Infinite Kyiv

On This Day (June 6)…Infinite Kyiv

Deep Purple performed on this day in 2018 at Palats Sportu in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ticket for the show. Retrieved from here. Deep Purple were at this time on their Long Goodbye Tour, undertaken to support the album Infinite. While the tour and album were widely marketed as the group’s possible last studio and live appearances, Deep Purple have since released two albums, Whoosh! and Turning to Crime.…

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On This Day (May 11)...Deep Purple Enter the Studio

On This Day (May 11)…Deep Purple Enter the Studio

Deep Purple went into the studio for the first time on this day in 1968 at Pye Studios in London, England. This was the first time the group recorded material for an album. They had just completed their first-ever tour, which took place primarily in Denmark. On this tour, they had used the moniker “Roundabout”, a nod to the original concept which inspired the band’s creation, though they had…

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On This Day (May 9)...Yes Perform 14202

On This Day (May 9)…Yes Perform 14202

Yes performed on this day in 1984 at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. Crew pass for the concert. Retrieved from here. This date came on Yes’ 90125 tour, undertaken to support the album of the same name. Initially, Yes were scheduled to perform in Buffalo on Valentine’s Day of that year. However, Trevor Rabin sustained an injury to his spleen requiring him to have it…

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On This Day (April 28)...Roundabout in Roskild

On This Day (April 28)…Roundabout in Roskild

Roundabout performed on this day in 1968 at Fjordvilla Club in Roskilde, Denmark. This concert was the first one Roundabout performed that was not within Copenhagen. There is no known recording of this particular concert.

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On This Day (April 27)...Roundabout on TV

On This Day (April 27)…Roundabout on TV

Roundabout, soon to be rechristened Deep Purple, recorded a TV spot on this day in 1968 for the Danish “Toppop” program. This performance would have been the first time that the group was ever recorded, as their three known previous concerts on their debut tour were not. They had also not yet been in the studio to record Shades of Deep Purple, which they would do after this tour. During this…

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On This Day (April 26)...Another Roundabout at Tivoli

On This Day (April 26)…Another Roundabout at Tivoli

Roundabout performed on this day in 1968 at the Nimb Hotel in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark. Ad for the show. Retrieved from here. This was the second of two concerts the group performed at Tivoli Gardens. It was possibly only the third performance that the group ever gave on their debut tour. Already, however, a newspaper clip reported that the group were considering changing their name.…

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Tour Guide: Deep Purple Tours as Roundabout

A guide to Deep Purple's first-ever tour, a debut shrouded in mystery.

In my “tour guide” series, I’ll be setting up guides to certain tours by certain bands. This is an aspect of a project I have been undertaking in some form or other since the summer of 2017, with some collaboration. I hope it’s useful to fellow music historians and aficionados!  Deep Purple’s first-ever tour was something of an aberration as far as debut tours go. The band toured outside its…

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On This Day (April 25)...Roundabout at an Amusement Park

On This Day (April 25)…Roundabout at an Amusement Park

The band Roundabout, which would soon become known as Deep Purple, performed on this day in 1968 at the Nimb Hotel in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark. Poster for the show. Retrieved from here. This was one of the first concerts undertaken by the first lineup of the band. They had not yet released or even recorded their first album, Shades of Deep Purple, so this concert came at a very early…

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On This Day (April 20)...Mark VI Play The Tower Again

On This Day (April 20)…Mark VI Play The Tower Again

Deep Purple performed on this day in 1991 at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ad for the show. Retrieved from here. Deep Purple were at this time on their Slaves & Masters tour, undertaken to support the album of the same name. This was the sole album and tour undertaken by the Mark VI lineup, consisting of Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, and Joe Lynn…

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On This Day (April 19)...Yes' Tales of the Palais

On This Day (April 19)…Yes’ Tales of the Palais

Yes performed on this day in 1974 at the Palais des Sports in Paris, France. Ticket for the show. Retrieved from here. The group were at this time on their Tales from Topographic Oceans tour, undertaken to support the album of the same name. This album proved quite divisive, resulting eventually in keyboardist Rick Wakeman’s first departure from the band. As with other concerts from this tour,…

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On This Day (March 28)...Kharkiv, Meet Mark VIII!

Twenty years ago, Deep Purple performed at the Opera House in Kharkiv, Ukraine. You might've heard about the opera house recently, and not in a musical context. Not gonna lie, researching for this one made me emotional.

…Memorable for Ian Gillan donning a tutu he found in a dressing room cupboard and proclaiming himself “Deep Purple in Frock”, for the gear arriving at 7pm and somehow the show starting at 8pm, for an old apparatchik single-handedly trying to make the young audience sit back down during the set with such zeal that he had a seizure, and next day on the way back to the airport my asking about a…

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On This Day (March 27)...Dnipro, Meet Mark VIII

On This Day (March 27)…Dnipro, Meet Mark VIII

Deep Purple performed on this day in 2002 at Meteor Sport Hall in Dnipro, Ukraine. Ad for the show. Retrieved from here. Don Airey was a brand new recruit to the band at this time. While he had temporarily filled in for Jon Lord the last summer, this short tour through Eastern Europe was Airey’s first as an official member. This concert was the first of two dates they performed that year in…

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On This Day (March 25)...Deep Purple

On This Day (March 25)…Deep Purple

Deep Purple performed on this day in 2011 at the International Exhibition Center in Kyiv, Ukraine. Poster for the concert. Retrieved from here. The group were at this time late in their “Rapture of the Deep Tour”, undertaken to support the album of the same name. Stretching from early 2005 until early 2011, the tour is one of the longest in the band’s history. As well as performing many of…

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