1/ Drifter - an equally awesome run-through as the version on 'Days May Come', both have different approaches as they try to work out how best to tackle it, so it makes a good contrast to the take on disc 1, 2/ Sail Away Riff, 3/ You Keep On Moving - an early run-through, some great bass work from Glenn, 4/ Pirate Blues - a nice slow one, 5/ Say You Love Me - with David in fine form.

Deep Purple (Jon Lord, Ian Paice, David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes) were based in California in June 1975 at Pirate Sounds Studios searching for a new guitarist, when Tommy Bolin walked in, strapped on his guitar and began to play. "We alll just stood there in amazement," recalled David Coverdale later. Tommy's arrival added a new dimension to Deep Purple and over the next two months they months they spent hours jamming and writing for the album 'Come Taste The Band'.

It is from tapes of those rehearsals that Purple Records' 'Days May Come...' cd (PUR 303) was assembled. Anything which didn't fit in for whatever reason was put to one side, but as fans inevitably wanted to hear this material it was made available for a mail-order only release.

Both 'Days May Come' and '1420 Beachwood Drive' can be ordered from the dpas online store.

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