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Martin Birch

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On August 9, 2020, Martin Birch died aged 71. He was a music producer and sound engineer, worked with numerous musicians and bands including Jeff Beck, Peter Green, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, The Groundhogs, Canned Heat, John Lee Hooker, Rainbow, Toad, Black Sabbath, Skid Row, Stackridge, Faces, Flash, Blue Öyster Cult, Iron Maiden, Silverhead, Gary Moore, Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, Roger Glover, Cozy Powell, and Michael Schenker Group.

Whitesnake: The Purple Album

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On April 29, 2015, “Frontiers” label released “The Purple Album”, the twelfth Whitesnake studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “Hook City” in Reno, Nevada, and was produced by David Coverdale, Michael McIntyre and Reb Beach.

Personnel:

  • David Coverdale– lead vocals, mixing
  • Reb Beach– guitars, backing vocals, mixing
  • Joel Hoekstra– guitars, backing vocals
  • Michael Devin – bass, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Tommy Aldridge– drums
  • Derek Hilland – keyboards
  • Michael McIntyre – engineer, mixing
  • David Donnelly – mastering

 Track listing:

  1. Burn – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  2. You Fool No One – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  3. Love Child – Tommy Bolin, David Coverdale
  4. Sail Away (featuring Elegy for Jon) – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
  5. The Gipsy – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  6. Lady Double Dealer – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
  7. Mistreated – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
  8. Holy Man – David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord
  9. Might Just Take Your Life – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  10. You Keep On Moving – David Coverdale, Glen Hughes
  11. Soldier of Fortune – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
  12. Lay Down Stay Down – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  13. Stormbringer – Ritchie Blckmore, David Coverdale

Nazareth: Rampant

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On April 26, 1974, “Mooncrest” label released “Rampant”, the fifth Nazareth studio album. It was recorded in 1974, in Montreux, Switzerland, and was produced by Roger Glover and Manny Charlton.

Personnel:

  • Dan McCafferty- vocals, photography
  • Manny Charlton- guitars, photography
  • Pete Agnew- bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals, liner notes
  • Darrell Sweet- drums, backing vocals, liner notes, photography
  • Jon Lord- synthesizer, piano
  • Vicki Brown, Barry St. John, Liza Strike – backing vocals
  • Louie Austin – engineer
  • Richard Roy – mastering assistant
  • Mike Brown – remastering
  • Red Steel – revised notes
  • Mick Carpenter – project coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet except where noted.

  1. Silver Dollar Forger (Parts 1& 2)
  2. Glad When You’re Gone
  3. Loved and Lost
  4. Shanghai’d in Shanghai
  5. Jet Lag
  6. Light My Way
  7. Sunshine
  8. Shapes of Things – Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell – Smith
  9. Space Safari – Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet

 

Deep Purple: Stormbringer

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In November 1974, “Purple” label released “Stormbringer”, the ninth Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded August – September 1974, at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Glen Hughes, Ian Paice and Martin Birch.

Personnel:

  • David Coverdale– lead vocal
  • Ritchie Blackmore– lead guitar
  • Jon Lord– organ, keyboards, electric piano, backing vocals
  • Glenn Hughes– lead vocal, bass guitar
  • Ian Paice– drums, percussion, mixing
  • Martin Birch – engineer, mixing
  • Reinhold Mack, Hans Menzel – engineer assistant
  • Gary Webb, Garry Ladinsky – mixing assistant
  • Lucille Handberg – photography

Track listing:

  1. Stormbringer – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
  2. Love Don’t Mean a Thing – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  3. Holy Man – David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord
  4. Hold On – David Coverdale, Glen Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  5. Lady Double Dealer – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
  6. You Can’t Do It Right (With the One You Love) – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glen Hughes
  7. High Ball Shooter – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  8. The Gipsy – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  9. Soldier of Fortune – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale

Ian Gillan Band: Child In Time

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In July 1976, “Polydor” label released “Child in Time”, the debut Ian Gillan Band album. It was recorded December 1975 – January 1976, at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Roger Glover.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan– vocals, harmonica
  • Ray Fenwick– vocals, guitars, slide guitar
  • John Gustafson– vocals, bass guitar
  • Mark Nauseef– drums, percussion
  • Mike Moran– Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet, Hammond organ, ARP 2600, piano, ARP string ensemble
  • Roger Glover– vocals, synthesizer (ARP 2600), kalimba

Track listing:

  1. Lay Me Down – Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, Mark Nauseef, John Gustafson
  2. You Make Me Feel So Good – Ian Gillan, Mike Moran, Dave Wintour, Bernie Holland, Andy Steele
  3. Shame – Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, Mark Nauseef, John Gustafson
  4. My Baby Loves Me – Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, Mark Nauseef, Roger Glover
  5. Down the Road – Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, Mark Nauseef, John Gustafson, Roger Glover
  6. Child in Time – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  7. Let It Slide – Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, Mark Nauseef, John Gustafson, Mike Moran

Blackmore’s Night: The Village Lanterne

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On April 4, 2006, “Steamhammer” label released “The Village Lanterne”, the fifth Blackmore’s Night studio album. It was recorded 2005-2006, and was produced by Pat Regan.

Personnel:

  • Ritchie Blackmore– electric guitars, acoustic guitars, various drums, hurdy-gurdy
  • Candice Night– lead vocals, backing vocals, shawms, rauchpfeife,  recorder, chanters
  • Pat Reganand the Minstrel Hall Consort – keyboards
  • Sir Robert of Normandie (Robert Curiano) – bass
  • Anton Fig– drums
  • Sisters of the Moon: Lady Madeline and Lady Nancy (Madelineand Nancy Posner) – harmony vocals
  • Bard David of Larchmont(David Baranowski) – keyboards
  • Sarah Steiding– violin
  • Albert Dannemann– bagpipes, backing vocals
  • Ian Robertson, Jim Manngard – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. 25 Years – Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night
  2. Village Lanterne – Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night
  3. I Guess It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night
  4. The Messenger – Ritchie Blackmore
  5. World of Stone – trad. arr. Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night
  6. Faerie Queen / Faerie Dance – Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night
  7. Teresa – Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman, Joan Osborne
  8. Village Dance – Ritchie Blackmore
  9. Mond Tanz / Child in Time – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  10. Streets of London – Ralph Mctell
  11. Just Call My Name (I’ll Be There) – Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night
  12. Olde Mill Inn – Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night
  13. Windmills – Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night
  14. Street of Dreams – Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner

Paice, Ashton & Lord: Malice In Wonderland

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In March 1977, “Polydor” label released “Malice in Wonderland” the only Paice, Ashton, Lord studio album. It was recorded September-October 1976, at “Miscland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord and Martin Birch.

Personnel:

  • Tony Ashton – vocals, keyboards
  • Jon Lord – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Ian Paice – drums, percussion
  • Paul Martinez – bass
  • Bernie Marsden – guitar, backing vocals
  • Martin Birch – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Paice, Tony Ashton and Jon Lord, except where noted.

  1. Ghost Story
  2. Remember the Good Times – Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Paul Martinez
  3. Arabella (Oh Tell Me) – Tony Ashton
  4. Silas & Jerome
  5. Dance with Me Baby – Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Paul Martinez
  6. On the Road Again, Again – Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden
  7. Sneaky Private Lee – Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden
  8. I’m Gonna Stop Drinking
  9. Malice in Wonderland

Whitesnake: Slide It In

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In January 1984, “Geffen” label released “Slide It In”, the sixth Whitesnake studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, Germany, and was produced by Martin Birch. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • David Coverdale– lead vocals
  • Mel Galley– guitars, backing vocals
  • Micky Moody– guitars
  • Jon Lord– keyboards
  • Colin Hodgkinson– bass
  • Cozy Powell– drums
  • Martin Birch- engineer, original mixing
  • Keith Olsen- remix
  • Greg Fulginiti- mastering

Track listing:

  1. Gambler – David Coverdale, Mel Galley
  2. Slide It In – David Coverdale
  3. Standing in the Shadow – David Coverdale
  4. Give Me More Time – David Coverdale, Mel Galley
  5. Love Ain’t No Stranger – David Coverdale, Mel Galley
  6. Slow an’ Easy – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
  7. Spit It Out – David Coverdale, Mel Galley
  8. All or Nothing – David Coverdale, Mel Galley
  9. Hungry for Love – David Coverdale
  10. Guilty of Love – David Coverdale

Deep Purple: Who Do We Think We Are

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On January 13, 1973, “EMI / Purple” label released “Who Do We Think We Are”, the seventh Deep Purple album. It was recorded July 1972 in Rome, and October 1972 in Frankfurt, with the “Rolling Stones Mobile Studio”, and was produced by Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan– lead vocals
  • Ritchie Blackmore– lead guitar, bass guitar
  • Jon Lord– keyboards, organ, piano
  • Roger Glover– bass guitar, mixing, design
  • Ian Paice– drums, percussion, mixing
  • Martin Birch – engineer
  • John Coletta – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.

  1. Woman from Tokyo
  2. Mary Long
  3. Super Trouper
  4. Smooth Dancer
  5. Rat Bat Blue
  6. Place in Line
  7. Our Lady