Deep Purple film to include rare Tommy Bolin footage

By Phyllis Pollack

Deep Purple’s long-awaited concert rockumentary ‘Phoenix Rising’ will be released on June 28, 2011, and will give offer more revelations about what has become a near legendary, but ill-fated story. Three versions of the film will be available, respectively one on Blu-Ray, one on DVD, and also as a two-disc DVD/CD package. The film is released by Eagle Rock Entertainment, which released the Grammy -winning Johnny Depp narrated DVD ‘When You’re Strange ,’ about Jim Morrison and the Doors.

In addition to interviews with Jon Lord and Glenn Hughes, the film includes never-before released, 30 minute footage of the band, filmed live in concert in Japan in 1976 with Tommy Bolin in the line up, as Deep Purple performs “Burn,” “Getting Tighter,” “Love Child,” “Smoke On The Water,” “Lazy,” “Homeward Strut,” “You Keep On Moving” and “Stormbringer.” It is notworthy that this is among the only existing video footage that showcases Bolin’s musical performances with the band. Amazingly, it has never even appeared on bootleg.

These eight songs, recorded as the band “Rises Over Japan,” are also heard on the accompanying CD, which is graced by musicians Tommy Bolin on guitar, lead vocalist David Coverdale, bassist Glenn Hughes, keyboardist Jon Lord and Ian Paige on drums. The CD showcases the talents of the band quite well considering the ordeals the band had recently been through. Coverdale’s powerful voice is impressive, and it rivals that of any of his contemporaries of the day.

Both available versions of the film feature an accompanying 28-page booklet with reprints from articles that appeared ‘Record World,’ which will bring back dramatic memories of the saga that preceded nine years of silence from the band.

The DVD’s 90 minute ‘Gettin’ Tighter’ documentary consists of interviews with Deep Purple band members Glen Hughes and John Lord about the interworkings of the skyrocketing band before the ’76 split.

Music fare in the film includes tracks recorded at Budokan on December 15, 1975, with more alluring performances, including the roadworthy “Highway Star.” “Georgia On My Mind” is among other live tracks from ’75, as memorialized in the MKIV line-up’s history.

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