Elf was an American hard-rock band that released a self-titled 1972 album on Epic, followed by the 1974/75 MGM albums Carolina County Ball and Trying to Burn the Sun. They were a frequent opening act of Deep Purple, whose bassist, Roger Glover, produced Elf’s three albums. Singer Ronnie James Dio joined guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in […]
The Ian Gillan Band was an English hard-rock/funk group that released the album Child in Time on Polydor in 1976, followed by the 1977 Island releases Clear Air Turbulence and Scarabus. Their namesake frontman, once-and-future Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan, retained the services of keyboardist/co-writer Colin Towns in the followup act Gillan. Members: Ian Gillan […]
Information is the first and only album by the namesake trio featuring German jazz-rock keyboardist Joachim Kühn and American percussionist Mark Nauseef. The album was released in 1981 on RCA Victor. Tracklist: A1. “The Informer” (5:23) A2. “Miles” (6:07) A3. “Dreamworld” (9:00) B1. “Gorilla Growl” (3:12) B2. “Dyslexia” (1:10) B3. “Come This Way” (2:51) B4. “Line […]
Scarabus is the third album by the Ian Gillan Band, released on October 7, 1977, on Island. et Tracklist: A1. “Scarabus” (4:53) A2. “Twin Exhausted” (4:08) A3. “Poor Boy Hero” (3:08) A4. “Mercury High” (3:31) A5. “Pre-Release” (4:22) B1. “Slags to Bitches” (5:09) B2. “Apathy” (4:19) B3. “Mad Elaine” (4:15) B4. “Country Lights” (3:16) […]
Clear Air Turbulence is the second album by the Ian Gillan Band, released in 1977 on Island. For this album, the vocalist augmented his hard-rock backing band with a five-piece brass section. et Tracklist: A1. “Clear Air Turbulence” (7:35) A2. “Five Moons” (7:30) A3. “Money Lender” (5:38) B1. “Over the Hill” (7:19) B2. “Goodhand Liza” […]
