Jon Lord - Gemini Suite (1971) [Remaster 2008, PUR 354B]
FLAC image + cue + log + scans | 00:47:50 | 362 MB (3% rec.)
Prog Rock, Classical | Label: Purple Records (UK), PUR 354B
After just one live performance in 1970 it was recorded as a solo project because Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore didn't want to be involved further. The Gemini Suite album was issued in October 1971 with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Arnold. To replace Gillan and Blackmore, Jon Lord asked Yvonne Elliman, Tony Ashton and Albert Lee to participate. Gemini Suite was a long way from the music of Deep Purple, and it can be seen as an important part of Jon Lord's classical career.