Tag Archives: Tommy Bolin

How I Discovered Deep Purple and the Record & Tape Exchange


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Album Review: Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon (1997)


The Deep Purple musical family story is full of controversy and events upon which many of their followers have differing opinions. Ian Gillan and Roger Glover arriving whilst Nick Simper and Rod Evans were still on board and the subsequent departure … Continue reading

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Martin Leedham’s All Time Album Chart (A work in progress)


https://rateyourmusic.com/list/MartinLeedham/martin_leedhams_all_time_album_chart__a_work_in_progress__updated_19th_january_2014__now_including_reviews__/ UPDATE 20TH JULY 2014 As my ratings and reviews seem to have been included on some other sites (including Wikipedia) thought I would update the current chart. Remember it’s a work in progress so there are quite a lot … Continue reading

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Album Reviews: Tommy Bolin – Teaser (1975) / Private Eyes (1976)


I can’t believe it is three years since I wrote the following reviews of Tommy’s two solo albums. Such a lot, both good and bad, has happened to me since that at times it seems like yesterday and at others … Continue reading

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The studio recordings of Deep Purple: Part Three 1974/5 Mark III/IV


  Burn (1974) If you go back far enough into the history of Deep Purple you will discover that the whole process was started off by former Searchers drummer Chris Curtis. His idea was to have a musical roundabout consisting … Continue reading

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