Ian Gillan – Down The Road: The Complete Ian Gillan Band Story (Deluxe Edition) 8CD

Ian Gillan – Down The Road: The Complete Ian Gillan Band Story (Deluxe Edition)

8-CD Box Set  – Newly Mastered albums with bonus B-Sides and Live Shows
First Complete Box Set of the Ian Gillan Band
24-Page Book featuring new notes and memorabilia
Brand new sleeve notes by Rich Davenport who has interviewed Ian about his time with the band
The CD Box Set packaging is designed in a Deluxe 7” x 7” format – matching that of the very successful recent Ian Gillan CD Box Set ‘Gillan: 1978-1982’
‘Ian Gillan’s ‘purple patch’ post Deep Purple and pre Gillan’

After leaving Deep Purple, Ian Gillan retired from the music business to pursue other business ventures including ownership of the Kingsway studio, where in 1974 he began to work on his first post-Deep Purple solo tracks. This combined with a warm reception to his appearance at Roger Glover’s Butterfly Ball live show prompted him to form a new band.

Initially called Shand Grenade, Ian was persuaded by the management to change the band’s name to the Ian Gillan Band. He recruited guitarist Ray Fenwick, bass player John Gustafson, keyboard player Mike Moran and Mark Nauseef on drums, using Roger Glover as producer the band recorded their first album Child in Time released in 1976, musically the album saw a departure from the heavy sound of Deep Purple to a more progressive jazz rock fusion. The band built a cult like status across Europe and were firmly embraced in Japan.

Two other albums followed in 1977 – Clear Air Turbulence and the rockier Scarabus, this box set collates all the albums with added discs of rare mixes, single edits, and live shows from the time. The set is housed in Deluxe  7” wallet packaging with sleeve notes by Rich Davenport who has interviewed Ian about his time with the band.

Tracklist:
Disc 1 of 8 (CD)
Lay Me Down
You Make Me Feel So Good
Shame
My Baby Loves Me
Down The Road
Child In Time
Let It Slide
Down The Road - Mono Edit
Finally, The Finale - Studio Demo
Reaching Out - Studio Demo
My Baby Loves Me - Studio Demo
Down The Road - Studio Demo
You Make Me Feel So Good - Studio Demo
Child In Time - Studio Demo
Let It Slide - Backing Track  

Disc 2 of 8 (CD)
Clear Air Turbulence
Five Moons
Money Lender
Over The Hill
Goodhand Liza
Angel Manchenio

Disc 3 of 8 (CD)
Over The Hill
Clear Air Turbulence
Five Moons
Money Lender
Angelo Manchenio
This Is The Way
Goodhand Liza

Disc 4 of 8 (CD)
Scarabus
Twin Exhausted
Poor Boy Hero
Mercury High
Pre-Release
Slags To Bitches
Apathy
Mad Elaine
Country Lights
Fool's Mate

Disc 5 of 8 (CD)
Country Lights (Studio Backing Track)
Scarabus (Studio Backing Track)
Twin Exhausted (Studio Demo)
Fool's Mate (Studio Backing Track)
Apathy (Studio Backing Track)
Mercury High (Studio Backing Track)
Smoke On The Water (Live At The Budokan) [Single Edit]

Disc 6 of 8 (CD)
Clear Air Turbulence
My Baby Loves Me
Scarabus
Money Lender
Twin Exhausted
Over The Hill
Mercury High
Child In Time
Smoke On the Water
Woman From Tokyo

Disc 7 of 8 (CD)
Clear Air Turbulence
Money Lender
Child In Time
Smoke On the Water
Woman From Tokyo
Twin Exhausted

Disc 8 of 8 (CD)
Money Lender
Twin Exhausted
Child In Time
What's Your Game
My Baby Loves Me
Trying To Get to You
Mercury High
Rock'n'Roll Medley
Lucille
Jail House Rock
High School Confidential
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on
Lucille (Reprise)
Woman From Tokyo
Bonus Track
Over The Hill - Live Hiroshima
Smoke on the Water - Live Hiroshima

Label: Demon
Released: 1976-1977/2026