Roger Glover
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Roger David Glover is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

. Glover is best known as the bassist and lyricist for the hard rock band, Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

.

Early career

Born near Brecon, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

, Glover moved with his family to St Helens
St Helens, Merseyside
St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census...

 before settling in the South Kensington
South Kensington
South Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. It is a built-up area located 2.4 miles west south-west of Charing Cross....

 area of London, at the age of ten. Around that time, Glover's interests started to shift towards rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

, and by the time he was thirteen, Glover began playing guitar.
He later moved to the North London district of Pinner
Pinner
- Climate :Pinner's geographical position on the far western side of North West London makes it the furthest London suburb from any UK coastline. Hence the lower prevalence of moderating maritime influences make Pinner noticeably warmer in the spring and the summer compared to the rest of the capital...

 and while at Harrow County School for Boys Glover formed his first band, Madisons, with a group of friends, which later merged together with a rival band to become Episode Six
Episode Six
Episode Six was a British vocal pop-rock group during the mid 1960s. The band was not well known, but foreshadowed the arrival of Deep Purple in late 1960s...

, a band which later featured Glover's future Deep Purple bandmate, vocalist Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...

. The two left Episode Six in 1969 to join Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

.

Deep Purple and solo

After spending four years with Deep Purple, where the band saw their most successful releases in the albums, in Rock
Deep Purple in Rock
Deep Purple in Rock is an album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in June 1970. It was their fourth studio album and the first with the classic Mk II lineup. Rod Evans and Nick Simper had been fired in June 1969 and were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, respectively...

 and Machine Head
Machine Head (album)
Machine Head is the sixth studio album released by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded through December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released in March 1972....

, Glover departed after Deep Purple's second tour of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 in the summer of 1973.

Throughout the 1970s, Glover went on to produce such bands as Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...

, Nazareth
Nazareth (band)
Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975...

, Elf
Elf (band)
Elf was a rock band founded in 1967 by the late singer and bassist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Doug Thaler, drummer Gary Driscoll, and guitarists Nick Pantas and David Feinstein . The band was originally called The Electric Elves, but was shortened to The Elves and finally Elf in mid-1970...

, the Ian Gillan Band
Ian Gillan Band
The Ian Gillan Band was a jazz-rock fusion band formed by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan in 1975.-History:After leaving Deep Purple in 1973, Ian Gillan had retired from the music business to pursue other business ventures, including a motorbike manufacturing company and a hotel. These ventures all...

, and David Coverdale
David Coverdale
David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...

.

In 1974, Glover released his first solo album, Butterfly Ball
Butterfly Ball
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast is a concept album and subsequent live rock opera appearing in 1974 and 1975 respectively, based on the children's book of the same title .- Origin and production history :The work was originally conceived as a solo vehicle for Jon Lord to be produced...

, and in 1978, released his second solo album entitled Elements
Elements (Roger Glover album)
Elements is the second solo album from Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover. It was recorded in early 1977 but wasn't released until April 1978 on PolyGram Records. The album's main concept is based on the four elements.-Track listing:...

.

From 1979 to 1984, he was the bassist and lyricist for Ritchie Blackmore's solo band, Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...

, working on four of the group's studio albums.

In 1984, he returned briefly to his solo career, recording his third solo album, Mask
Mask (Roger Glover album)
Mask is the third solo album by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover released in June 1984 by 21 Records/Polydor. The album was promoted with a couple of music videos. It was reissued on CD twice in the UK: in 1993 and in 2005...

. During that year, Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

 reformed and Glover returned to his old band where he has remained for the last two-and-a-half decades.

In 1988, Glover and fellow Deep Purple member, Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...

, recorded the side-project album, Accidentally on Purpose. Almost two decades later, Glover played with Ian Gillan during Gillan's brief solo tour in 2006.

In 2002, Glover released his fourth solo album entitled Snapshot
Snapshot (Roger Glover album)
Snapshot is the fourth solo album by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover released in September 2002 by Eagle Records. It features Randall Bramblett, Warren Haynes and Gillian Glover...

 under the name Roger Glover & The Guilty Party. The album featured performances from Randall Bramblett
Randall Bramblett
Randall Bramblett is an American musician and singer-songwriter, whose career as a solo artist, session player, and touring musician, has spanned more than three decades. He has worked with such notable performers as Gregg Allman, Bonnie Raitt, Robbie Robertson, Elvin Bishop, Steve Winwood,...

 (who shared co-writing credits on several tracks) as well as Glover's daughter, Gillian.

In 2011, Glover released his fifth solo album, If Life Was Easy
If Life Was Easy
If Life Was Easy is the fifth solo album by Deep Purple's bass player Roger Glover released by earMusic/edel on July 11, 2011. The album was recorded in 2007 but due to personal reasons it wasn't released until now. Like its predecessor, Snapshot , it features The Guilty Party which includes...

, which featured guest appearances by Nazareth's
Nazareth (band)
Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975...

 Dan McCafferty
Dan McCafferty
Dan McCafferty is the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band, Nazareth. Under the influence of artists such as Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Otis Redding, McCafferty became one of the founding members of Nazareth in 1968...

 and Pete Agnew
Pete Agnew
Pete Agnew is the bassist for the Scottish rock band, Nazareth.Agnew has been with the band since its founding in 1968.-References:...

 as well as Walther Gallay and Daniel "Sahaj" Ticotin
Sahaj (musician)
Daniel "Sahaj" Ticotin , is an American musician, vocalist, record producer, and member of the rock band, Ra. Sahaj was born to a Puerto Rican mother and a Russian-Jewish father. During a pilgrimage to India in 1992, he studied meditation and was given the name "Sahaj"...

.

Personal life

Glover currently resides in Switzerland where he lives with his partner Myriam. Myriam gave birth to a girl, Lucinda, on 27 June 2009. Glover has been married twice, and has another daughter, musician Gillian Glover (born 1976), from his first marriage.

In 2004, ITV Wales aired a TV special about Roger Glover called "Roger Glover – Made in Wales" (produced by Craig Hooper) which features interviews from fellow musicians Ian Gillan and Ian Paice, as well as Glover's mother, Brenda, and his wife Lesley.

Discography

With Episode Six

  • Put Yourself In My Place (1987)
  • BBC Radio 1 Live 1998/1969 (1997)
  • The Complete Episode Six (1991)
  • Cornflakes and Crazyfoam (2002)
  • Love, Hate, Revenge (2005)
Compilation albums of songs recorded between 1964 and 1969


Solo

  • Let's Go To The Disco/Broken Man (single) (1974, with Ray Fenwick, released under the name Marlon)
  • The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
    Butterfly Ball
    The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast is a concept album and subsequent live rock opera appearing in 1974 and 1975 respectively, based on the children's book of the same title .- Origin and production history :The work was originally conceived as a solo vehicle for Jon Lord to be produced...

     (1974)
  • Strawberry Fields Forever/Isolated Lady (single) (1975, with Eddie Hardin)
  • Elements
    Elements (Roger Glover album)
    Elements is the second solo album from Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover. It was recorded in early 1977 but wasn't released until April 1978 on PolyGram Records. The album's main concept is based on the four elements.-Track listing:...

     (1978)
  • Mask
    Mask (Roger Glover album)
    Mask is the third solo album by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover released in June 1984 by 21 Records/Polydor. The album was promoted with a couple of music videos. It was reissued on CD twice in the UK: in 1993 and in 2005...

     (1984)
  • Accidentally on Purpose (1988, with Ian Gillan
    Ian Gillan
    Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...

    )
  • Snapshot
    Snapshot (Roger Glover album)
    Snapshot is the fourth solo album by Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover released in September 2002 by Eagle Records. It features Randall Bramblett, Warren Haynes and Gillian Glover...

     (2002)
  • If Life Was Easy (2011)

Guest appearances

  • Rupert Hine
    Rupert Hine
    Rupert Neville Hine is an English musician, songwriter and prolific record producer, having produced albums for artists including Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Rush, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, and ...

     & David MacIver – Pick Up A Bone (1971)
  • Jon Lord
    Jon Lord
    Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...

      – Gemini Suite
    Gemini Suite Live
    Gemini Suite Live is a recording of Jon Lord's classical/rock piece featuring the whole of Deep Purple Mk 2, recorded live during this one and only live performance in 1970...

     (1972)
  • Dave Cousins
    Dave Cousins
    Dave Cousins has been the leader, singer and most active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967.-Career:...

     – Two Weeks Last Summer
    Two Weeks Last Summer
    -Track listing:All songs written by Dave Cousins#"Two Weeks Last Summer" – #"October to May" – #"Blue Angel" – #:"Divided"#:"Half Worlds Apart"#:"At Rest"#"That's the Way It Ends" – #"The Actor" –...

     (1972)
  • Nazareth
    Nazareth (band)
    Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975...

     – Loud 'n' Proud
    Loud 'n' Proud
    -30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks:-Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks:Salvo Records released a version in 2010 with the following bonus tracks:-Band members:*Dan McCafferty - lead vocals*Darrell Sweet - percussion, drums, backing vocals...

     (1973, "Free Wheeler")
  • Andy Mackay – In Search For Eddie Riff (1974)
  • Dan McCafferty
    Dan McCafferty
    Dan McCafferty is the lead singer for the Scottish hard rock band, Nazareth. Under the influence of artists such as Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Otis Redding, McCafferty became one of the founding members of Nazareth in 1968...

      – Dan McCafferty (1975)
  • Ian Gillan Band
    Ian Gillan Band
    The Ian Gillan Band was a jazz-rock fusion band formed by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan in 1975.-History:After leaving Deep Purple in 1973, Ian Gillan had retired from the music business to pursue other business ventures, including a motorbike manufacturing company and a hotel. These ventures all...

      – Child In Time
    Child in Time (album)
    Child In Time is an album by British jazz-rock fusion band Ian Gillan Band, released in 1976. The album took its title from the Deep Purple song "Child in Time", a version of which appears on side two of the LP. This was Ian Gillan's first release after leaving Deep Purple, and also features his...

     (1976)
  • Eddie Hardin – Wizard's Convention (1976, "Loose Ends")
  • John Perry – Sunset Wading (1976)
  • Eddie Hardin – You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks (1977)
  • David Coverdale – White Snake (1977)
  • David Coverdale – North Winds (1978)
  • Joe Breen – More Than Meets The Eye (1978)
  • Wheels – Don't Be Strange (1979)
  • Eddie Hardin – Circumstancial Evidence (1982)
  • Ian Gillan
    Ian Gillan
    Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...

      – Naked Thunder
    Naked Thunder
    Naked Thunder is a 1990 solo album by Ian Gillan, released soon after his departure from Deep Purple in 1989. It features a varied selection of songs, with one of Gillan's most passionate and impressive performances in "Loving on Borrowed Time" and "No More Cane on the Brazos", a traditional tune...

     (1990, "No More Cane On The Brazos")
  • Pretty Maids – Jump The Gun (1990, "Dream On")
  • Ian Gillan
    Ian Gillan
    Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...

      – Cherkazoo and Other Stories ('73/'75 sessions) (1992)
  • Gov't Mule
    Gov't Mule
    Gov't Mule is a Southern rock jam band formed in 1994 as an Allman Brothers Band side project by Warren Haynes and Allen Woody.The band released their debut album Gov't Mule in 1995...

      – The Deep End, Volume 1
    The Deep End, Volume 1
    After the death of founding member and bassist Allen Woody, Gov't Mule considered breaking up. Instead, remaining members Warren Haynes and Matt Abts recorded several songs with bass players admired by Woody. The Deep End, Volume 1, issued in 2001, was the first CD of material released from these...

     (2001, "Maybe I'm A Leo")
  • Gov't Mule
    Gov't Mule
    Gov't Mule is a Southern rock jam band formed in 1994 as an Allman Brothers Band side project by Warren Haynes and Allen Woody.The band released their debut album Gov't Mule in 1995...

      – The Deepest End, Live In Concert
    The Deepest End, Live In Concert
    The Deepest End, Live in Concert is a two disc live album and video by Gov't Mule, released on October 7, 2003. It was recorded in New Orleans on May 3, 2003....

     (2003)
  • Ian Gillan
    Ian Gillan
    Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...

      – Gillan's Inn (2006)
  • Field Of Women / Domminney – Lucy's Song (for the field of women charity event) (2008)
  • Bernhard Welz – Stay Tuned (2010, "Believe Me")

As producer

  • Rupert Hine
    Rupert Hine
    Rupert Neville Hine is an English musician, songwriter and prolific record producer, having produced albums for artists including Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Rush, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, and ...

     & David MacIver – Pick Up A Bone (1971)
  • ELF – ELF (1972, with Ian Paice)
  • Nazareth
    Nazareth (band)
    Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975...

     – Razamanaz
    Razamanaz
    -30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks:* The remastered CD added three bonus tracks and extensive liner-notes:* The master tapes for tracks 10 and 11 could not be located and here were 'cleaned up' from vinyl.-Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks:...

     (1973)
  • Nazareth – Loud 'n' Proud
    Loud 'n' Proud
    -30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks:-Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks:Salvo Records released a version in 2010 with the following bonus tracks:-Band members:*Dan McCafferty - lead vocals*Darrell Sweet - percussion, drums, backing vocals...

     (1974)
  • Nazareth – Rampant
    Rampant (album)
    -30th Anniversary Bonus Tracks:-Salvo Records Remaster Bonus Tracks:Salvo Records released a version in 2010 with the following bonus tracks:-Band members:*Dan McCafferty - vocals, photography...

     (1974)
  • Spencer Davis Group – Living In A Back Street (1974)
  • Hardin & York, with Charlie McCracken – Hardin & York, with Charlie McCracken (1974, two tracks only)
  • ELF – Carolina County Ball (1974)
  • ELF – Trying To Burn The Sun (1975)
  • Reflections – Moon Power/Little Star (single) (1975)
  • Strapps – Strapps (1976)
  • Ian Gillan Band – Child In Time (1976)
  • Rory Gallagher
    Rory Gallagher
    William Rory Gallagher, ; 2 March 1948  – 14 June 1995, was an Irish blues-rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland, and raised in Cork, Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste...

     – Calling Card
    Calling Card
    Calling Card is the sixth studio release by Irish singer/guitarist Rory Gallagher. A 1976 release, it was his second of four albums released on Chrysalis Records in the 1970s. Deep Purple/Rainbow bass guitarist Roger Glover co-produced with Gallagher: it was the only time that Gallagher worked...

     (1976)
  • Status Quo – Wild Side Of Life/All Through The Night (single) (1976)
  • Judas Priest
    Judas Priest
    Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...

     – Sin After Sin
    Sin After Sin
    Sin After Sin is the third album by British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1977. It was the band's first album on Columbia Records after their contract with Gull Records was terminated, as a consequence of which they lost all rights to Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings of Destiny, and any...

     (1977)
  • Young & Moody – Young & Moody (1977)
  • Eddie Hardin – You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks (1977)
  • Strapps – Secret Damage (1977, with Louie Austin and Chris Kimsey)
  • David Coverdale
    David Coverdale
    David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...

     – White Snake
    White Snake (album)
    White Snake is the first solo album by David Coverdale, released in 1977. Coverdale would use the album title as the name of his future band, first known as "David Coverdale's Whitesnake" and soon afterwards shortened to just Whitesnake...

     (1977)
  • David Coverdale – Northwinds
    Northwinds
    Northwinds is the title of the second solo album by David Coverdale, released in early 1978. The original release contained eight tracks, with two more tracks added on recent reissues...

     (1978)
  • Barbi Benton – Ain't That Just the Way (1978)
  • Joe Breen – More Than Meets The Eye (1978)
  • Grand Theft – Have You Seen This Band? (1978)
  • Rainbow
    Rainbow (band)
    Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...

     – Down to Earth
    Down to Earth (Rainbow album)
    Down To Earth is the fourth studio album released by Rainbow, released in 1979. Most of the album had been already written and recorded by the time Graham Bonnet was recruited. Also recruited were ex-Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover and keyboardist Don Airey...

     (1979)
  • Young & Moody – Devil Went Down To Georgia/You Can't Catch Me (single) (1979)
  • Young & Moody – All The Good Friends/Playing Your Game (single) (1980)
  • Michael Schenker Group
    Michael Schenker Group
    The Michael Schenker Group is a guitar-oriented hard rock band formed in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist, Michael Schenker. In 1986, Schenker and vocalist Robin McAuley formed the McAuley Schenker Group, which lasted until 1992. After that, the Michael Schenker Group was reformed.The...

     – The Michael Schenker Group
    The Michael Schenker Group (album)
    The Michael Schenker Group is the first album by the hard rock band Michael Schenker Group.Made #1 on KTUH's charts on the week of September 29, 1980.The song "Armed and Ready" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero: Metallica.- Original album :...

     (1980)
  • Rainbow – Difficult to Cure
    Difficult to Cure
    Difficult to Cure is the fifth studio album by the British rock band, Rainbow, and was released in 1981. The album marked the further commercialization of the band's sound with Blackmore once describing at the time liking for the rock band, Foreigner....

     (1981)
  • Rainbow – Straight Between the Eyes
    Straight Between the Eyes
    Straight Between the Eyes is the sixth studio album by Rainbow, released in 1982. A remastered CD reissue, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl release, was released in May 1999....

     (1982)
  • Rainbow – Bent Out of Shape
    Bent Out of Shape
    Bent Out Of Shape was the seventh studio album released by Rainbow. It was originally released in 1983 as an LP and cassette. The cassette featured several longer edits compared to the vinyl version. It was recorded in Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen in about 7 weeks.A remastered CD reissue was...

     (1983)
  • Rainbow – Finyl Vinyl
    Finyl Vinyl
    Finyl Vinyl is a collection of live recordings and B-sides by Rainbow and was released in 1986, after the band had already disbanded in 1984...

     (1986)
  • Pretty Maids
    Pretty Maids
    Pretty Maids are a Danish heavy metal band from Horsens, Denmark. Formed in 1981 by Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer. Their sound and music can be described as classic guitar-laden heavy rock with a strong emphasis on melodic elements like vocals and keyboards....

     – Jump the Gun
    Jump the Gun (Pretty Maids album)
    Jump The Gun is the third album of the Danish hard rock/heavy metal band Pretty Maids produced by Roger Glover and released in 1990.The title was changed to "Lethal Heroes" for its US release.-Track listing:# "Lethal Heroes" - 3:54...

     (1990)
  • Deep Purple
    Deep Purple
    Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

     – Slaves and Masters (1990)
  • Deep Purple
    Deep Purple
    Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

     – The Battle Rages On
    The Battle Rages On
    The Battle Rages On... is the 14th studio album by Deep Purple, released in 1993. It is the last album recorded with the band's classic Mk II line-up reunited for a second time . Since Ian Gillan returned to the band in late 1992, he reworked much of material already existing for the album...

     (1993, co-producer with Thom Panunzio)
  • Deep Purple
    Deep Purple
    Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

     – Purpendicular
    Purpendicular
    Purpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by English rock band, Deep Purple. Released in 1996, it is their first album with Steve Morse, guitarist of Dixie Dregs. It was recorded at Greg Rike Productions, Orlando, Florida, February to October 1995 and engineered by Darren Schneider and Keith...

     (1996)
  • Deep Purple
    Deep Purple
    Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

     – Abandon (1998)
  • Dream Theater
    Dream Theater
    Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...

     – Made In Japan (live cover of the Deep Purple album) (2006)
  • Gillian Glover – Red Handed (2007, additional production)
  • Café Bertrand - L'Art délicat du Rock & Roll (2008, mixing)
  • Young & Moody - Back For The Last Time Again (2011, archive recordings)

Film and TV appearances

  • 1976 The Butterfly Ball (feature film)
  • 1991 Deep Purple – Heavy Metal Pioneers (TV/video)
  • 1995 Rock Family Trees, ep. 'Deep Purple (TV)
  • 2000 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (TV)
  • 2002 Gov't Mule – Rising Low (feature film)
  • 2002 Classic Albums, ep. 'Deep Purple – Machine Head (TV/video)
  • 2004 Roger Glover – Made in Wales (TV)
  • 2006 Memo – Ivan Pedersen's 40 års karriere (Video)
  • 2006 Brick by Brick: The Building of Gillan's Inn (Video)
  • 2007 Ian Gillan – Highway Star: A Journey in Rock (TV/Video)

External links

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