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The BBC Tapes Volume 1 - Dead of Night CD cover

Artist: Gillan
Title: The BBC Tapes Volume 1: Dead Of Night
Record Label: RPM
Catalogue No.: 185
Year: 1997

Track listing:

  1. Interview with Ian Gillan (5.00)
  2. Sleeping On The Job (4.17) (Gillan / Towns)
  3. Mr Universe (6.30) (Gillan / Towns)
  4. Dead Of Night (9.05) (Gillan / Towns)
  5. Roller (5.50) (Gillan / Towns)
  6. Vengeance (5.13) (Gillan / Towns)
  7. Smoke On The Water (7.54) (Blackmore / Gillan / Glover / Lord / Paice)
  8. Secret Of The Dance (3.39) (Gillan / Towns)
  9. Sleeping On The Job (3.57) (Gillan / Towns)
  10. Mr Universe (7.20) (Gillan / Towns)
  11. Dead Of Night (7.42) (Gillan / Towns)
  12. Vengeance (4.48) (Gillan / Towns)
Total running time = 71.15


Personnel

Vocals: Ian Gillan
Keyboards: Colin Towns
Bass: John McCoy
Guitar: Bernie Tormé
Drums: Mick Underwood


Recording details

Produced by: Tony Wilson (tracks 2 - 7), and Jeff Griffin & Pete Ritzema (tracks 8 - 12)

Tracks 1 - 7 recorded at the Reading Festival, UK on 25th August 1979 and originally broadcast on BBC Radio 1's Friday Rock Show. Track 1 interview by Tommy Vance
Tracks 8 - 12 recorded at the Paris Theatre, London, UK for the BBC's In Concert series on 19th September 1979


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