Episode #40 - Trapeze - Medusa

The Deep Purple Podcast Show Notes Episode #40 “Trapeze - Medusa” January 27, 2020 Subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Anchor.fm, Breaker, PodBean, RadioPublic, or search in your favorite podcatcher!  Thanks to Our Patrons: $10 Super Champion Tier Steve Seaborg (NameOnAnything.com, Alltheworldsastage.net) $5 Tier Clay Wombacher $3 Tier Peter Gardow Ian Desrosiers $1 Tier Ells Murders Spacey Noodles Thanks to our Brothers at the Deep Dive Podcast Network: Ry @ Sabbath Bloody Podcast The Simple Man @ Skynyrd Reconsydyrd Terry “T-Bone” Mathley @ T-Bone’s Prime Cuts Thanks to the Patron Saint and Archivist of The Deep Purple Podcast: Jörg Planer - an essential Twitter follow Show Updates: Comments from social media. Word from Our Sponsor: Joe Lynn Turner & Folgers Personnel Glenn Hughes - Bass and Vocals Mel Galley - Guitar and Vocals Dave Holland - Drums Lead up to the Album: Credits Album Art & Booklet Review Album Credits (from Discogs): https://www.discogs.com/Trapeze-Medusa/release/5917197   Album Tracks: Black Cloud (Mel Galley, Tom Galley) Jury (Mel Galley, Tom Galley) Your Love Is Alright (Mel Galley, Glenn Hughes, Dave Holland) Touch My Life (Mel Galley, Tom Galley) Seafull (Hughes) Makes You Wanna Cry (Mel Galley, Tom Galley) Medusa (Hughes) Reception and Review The band toured the USA supporting the Moody Blues including two shows at Carnegie Hall. Review from American Radio History This Week in Purple History . . . January 27 through February 2 February of 1976 - Rainbow begins recording Rising January 28, 1986 - Black Sabbath releases Seventh Star February 1, 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates on re-entry - Kaplana Chawla had copies of Machine Head, Purpendicular, and Rainbow’s Down to Earth on Board. Steve Morse would later write “Contact Lost.”  Liked to wake up to “Space Truckin’” while in space. She had emailed the band members while in space. https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2003/11/07/Deep-Purple-remembers-shuttle-astronaut/53601068235843/ For Further Information: Glenn Hughes The Autobiography: From Deep Purple to Black Country Communion by Glenn Hughes Help from the archives of Jörg Planer TRAPEZE - A BRIEF HISTORY (1969-1994) Listener Mail/Comments Comments about the show? Things you’d like us to cover?  We’d love to hear from you. Send us an email at [email protected] or @ us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.