Ian Gillan Purple. By 1969, after having released nine singles, none of which charted in the UK, and finding their style of music too restrictive for him, he decided to leave Episode Six. By spring 1969, Deep Purple had had a top 5 US hit with "Hush", but the band, particularly Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, decided their future lay in hard rock, rather than the psychedelic pop sound of the early band. In June 1969, Blackmore, Lord and Paice went to see Episode Six perform at a pub gig and subsequently offered Gillan the job as new lead singer,
Live in Anaheim (Ian Gillan album) Produced, mixed and mastered by Nick Blagona<br> Mixed at Psychotropic Studios, Dundas, Ontario Canada<br> Mastered at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada<br> Audio recording by Westwood One on 14 September 2006 at the House of Blues, Anaheim, California<br> Executive producers: Drew Thompson and Michael Lee Jackson Michael Bradford - guitar (CD1 – 9, CD2 – 8–10) Live in Anaheim (Ian Gillan album) Live in Anaheim is a double live album from Ian Gillan, recorded live at the House of Blues, Anaheim, California on 14 September 2006 during the "Gillan's Inn" tour and released in April 2008 by Edel Music. The accompanying