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Renowned rock author Martin Popoff's exhaustive and detailed timeline of Deep Purple milestones - often to the day - looks at the band's influences, cultural milieu, tours, recording sessions, charts, singles, certification news, break-ups, personal stuff, trivia, mixed with lots of artist quotes to add to the entries, turning the book into a quasi-oral history but loaded with factual matter.But this book is not just about Deep Purple but the whole family of bands that surrounds it. Weaved in and out of the story are the dastardly diaries of Rainbow, Whitesnake, Ian Gillan Band, Gillan, Paice Ashton Lord, all the solo projects, guest slots, even Captain Beyond, Warhorse, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ Superstar, Bedlam, Elf, Episode Six, The Outlaws, and Trapeze.The book also touches on a whole host of other artists including the likes of Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Nazareth, Moxy, Silverhead, Hard Stuff, Lord Sutch, Warpig, Vanilla Fudge, Brian Auger, Judas Priest, James Gang, Angel and Legs Diamond - but always with contextual explanation that make this book such a fascinating read and an absolute smorgasbord of facts surrounding one of the greatest rock bands' of all time.

Original bestselling biography of the original band by former Creem editor and "World's Leading Authority on the Rock Group Kiss" Robert Duncan. Revealing encounters with Gene, Paul, Peter and Ace. Heroic tales of the hungry years. Handwriting analysis. Even comedy. Said a topknot-scratching Gene: "Robert really worked the strange stuff." First published in 1978, this unauthorized bio sold 400,000 copies around the world. Out-of-print for 25 years, and now a collectible, Robert Duncan's KISS is reissued here, with a new intro by the author, in print and, for the first time, e-book.

"Gregory's writing is full of enthusiasm and self-deprecating humour, and he evokes vividly the naive spirit of a pre X Factor age when bands' careers were built on hard touring and leopardskin waistcoats " GEOFF BARTON - CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE "I loved this book. It was a great head-banging memoire. A very cool stroll through a life." MARTIN POPOFF: H.M. AUTHOR & PUBLISHER "Wonderful book." ROB EVANS: CLASSIC ROCK AOR MAGAZINE "Endlessly entertaining " STEVE PRATT: NORTHERN ECHO "Saltburn, Salford, Salisbury, or Southampton, if you followed any local music scene back in the day, this is a must read " MIKE SWEENEY: ROCK RADIO & BBC "Fantastic memories of a time when small town bands dreamed of being major league Rock Stars........excellent stuff STEVE BARDSLEY: BLACK ROSE "Bloody Brilliant Great use of pyro " GARY PHILIPSON: REAL RADIO "If you love the band Satan, you'll love this mighty tome." DAVE SHERWOOD: IRON FIST MAGAZINE "No Sleep Till Saltburn is an important book. It captures an untold story, and also gives you an insight into the humour, the 'Carry On' atmosphere of the time." CHRIS PHIPPS: ROCK MUSIC HISTORIAN, ITV "A very witty and true to life rendition of heavy metal life in the early 80's I know because I was there and it was a load of fun, very much like this book " DAVE HARDY: NWOBHM MUSIC & ROADIE "Very funny and full of stuff I'd either forgotten or didn't know Thank God somebody was taking notes " CHRIS WATSON: BLACK ROSE Let Mark Gregory drag you kicking and screaming back to the truly "Golden Age Of Rock & Roll." To the great North East New Wave Of British Heavy Metal in the early 1980's. A time when you worked hard, played hard, and rocked even harder A time when there really was... "No Sleep Till Saltburn "

From their beginnings playing music that could have seen them arrested, through three decades of success, struggle and strife and including new details about members leaving, Relentless uncovers the story of one of the world's most influential Metal acts. Written with the support of the band, it is illustrated with over 70 photos, many from the band's personal archives, and most previously unseen. -- .