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Here's the blurb from Deep Purple's Ian Gillan re the release of his new Double CD/DVD due out in US stores:

Thank you all for the support and the kind words on my profile.

Tomorrow 4/18, Gillan's Inn will be in stores, so make sure to puck it

up. It contains a WHOS WHO of rock luminaries: Ian

Gillan, Steve Morse, Uli Jon Roth, Tony Iommi, Jon Lord, Ian Paice,

Roger Glover, Joe Satriani, Ronnie James Dio, Jeff Healey, Johnny

Rzeznik, Steve Morris, Joe Elliot and more.

FEATURES INCLUDE:

CD SIDE:

Complete album in stereo.

DVD SIDE:

Complete album in 5.1 surround sound and stereo.

Smoke on the Water choose your own mix with your choice of Joe Satriani, Steve Morse, Jeff Healey and more.

Making of Gillans Inn video featuring in-the-studio footage of Ian

Gillan, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Joe Satriani, Ronnie James

Dio, Michael Lee, and Jeff Healey.

Bootleg basement-amateur, audience shot footage lifted from

unauthorized bootleg DVD's. Tracks include "Speed King" and "When A

Blind Man Cries" by Deep Purple (with Joe Satriani on guitar) from

Flanders Expo, Gent, Belgium on June 18, 1994.

Discography.

Hand written song lyrics by Ian Gillan.

Track commentary by Ian Gillan.

Liner notes written by Jeff Miers, Music Critic for The Buffalo News.

Witness Protection Program a selection of never before seen photos featuring the bonus track Can I get a Witness.

Special DVD Launcher ROM features that enable fans to access another version of "Smoke On The Water" featuring Steve Morris.

Pre-ripped AAC and WMA files for the unrestricted uploading of personal

surround mixes to portable devices from computer ROM drives.

Make sure to let us know what you think of Gillan's Inn.

Cheers,

Ian

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Oh, sorry, got sidetracked. Very good recording and enjoyable remakes of lots of IGB and Gillan tracks. I just finished making a two-fer CD with the original recording of several of the songs then the Inn version. Makes for some fun comparisons. Bluesy Blue Sea is my favorite. When A Blind Man Cries is excellent. I don't care for the remake of the gtr/org leads on Speed King however- shoulda left that one alone.

The 5.1 mix is very cool. On one track there are two Hammond organs one front right, one rear left, so you're left sitting in the middle of this giant whirlpool of Leslie cabinets. Very cool. There is not much over-gimmicky use of the surround channels, it sounds natural and full. I think it's a fun listen.

Video wise, there isnt' much, some silly gripngrin shots during recording (why not real photos of musicians at work?) and a couple of fair quality bootleg vids. But they did have one with Joe Satriani doing his best Ritchie impersonation. Enjoyable.

Toolbox is still my fave Gillan CD though.

I'd give it a B+, but its' really a good value for the dollar. Go get it.

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