Gillan – Future Shock - Expanded Edition 2LP Coloured Vinyl

Gillan – Future Shock - Expanded Edition

2LP – Limited Edition 140g Pink and Blue Vinyl with 16pp booklet in gatefold sleeve. 2025 Expanded edition of chart-topping album by Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan. Features 8 bonus tracks appearing for the first time on vinyl.

Gillan, led by Deep Purple’s iconic vocalist Ian Gillan, emerged from the jazz fusion roots of the Ian Gillan Band, blazing a short but intense trail through the golden era of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The lineup featured John McCoy on bass, Colin Towns on keyboards, drummer Mick Underwood, and the outstanding Bernie Tormé on guitar.

Future Shock, the band’s fourth studio album, was released by Virgin in 1981 and peaked at No. 2 on the UK album chart—Gillan’s highest-ever placement.

The title track hits like a sledgehammer, Lucitania Express demands a full- throated chorus singalong, and the Top of the Pops-featured single No Laughing In Heaven delivers a smirk-worthy blend of sharp lyrics and pseudo- rap. There’s not a single weak moment—every track is heavy, melodic, and masterfully crafted, standing as the pinnacle of Gillan’s work, both with thisband and beyond.

On this expanded edition, disc one consists of the original Future Shock album and disc 2 features rarities and B-sides, which are appearing on vinyl for the first time. The album comes in its original gatefold sleeve form, including a 16- page booklet housing lyrics and band photos.

Tracklist:
Side A:
1. Future Shock
2. Night Ride Out Of Phoenix
3. (The Ballad Of) The Lucitania
4. Express
5. No Laughing In Heaven
6. Sacre Bleu
7. New Orleans

Side B:
8. Bite The Bullet
9. If I Sing Softly
10. Don’t Want The Truth
11. For Your Dreams

Side C:
12. Trouble
13. Your Sister’s On My List
14. Mutually Assured Destruction
15. The Maelstrom

Side D:
16. Take A Hold Of Yourself
17. One For The Road
18. Lucille
19. Bad News

Label: Demon Records
Released: 1981/2025