GILLAN – DOUBLE TROUBLE 2LP – Nr MINT A1 UK 1981 DEEP PURPLE

Gillan – Double Trouble
(Virgin Records  1981  VGD3506)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1/C2/D1 – UK Pressing

Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– a little wear to edges/corners – hype sticker on front

Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Gillan was a rock band formed in 1978 by Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. Gillan was one of the hard rock bands to make a significant impact and commercial success in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s, with 5 albums in the Top 20.

Double Trouble is the fifth album by the British rock band Gillan, released in 1981. It was released as a double album, the first disc containing studio material, and the second containing live recordings. It reached #12 in the UK charts. In 1989, Virgin re-released the album, with the same track listing, in CD format. It is the first album to feature Janick Gers, since Bernie Tormé left the group during the tour of Germany in 1981. In fact Tormé was fired because he did not want to participate in the playback TV performance of “No Laughing in Heaven” at “Top Of The Pops” on 24th June 1981. Janick Gers came in for the rest of the tour on 25th June 1981.

Track listing

Studio LP

• All songs written by Ian Gillan and John McCoy, except where noted.

Side 1

1. “I’ll Rip Your Spine Out” – (4.30) (Ian Gillan/John McCoy/Mick Underwood)
2. “Restless” – (3.19)
3. “Men Of War” – (4.31)
4. “Sunbeam” – (4.11) (Ian Gillan/Janick Gers/John McCoy/Mick Underwood)

Side 2

1. “Nightmare” – (3.15) (Colin Towns)
2. “Hadely Bop Bop” – (2.50)
3. “Life Goes On” – (5.12) (Ian Gillan/Colin Towns)
4. “Born To Kill” (9.28) (Gillan/Towns)

Live LP

Side 1

1. “No Laughing In Heaven” – (6.26) (Ian Gillan/John McCoy/Bernie Tormé/Mick Underwood)
2. “No Easy Way” – (10.32) (Ian Gillan/John McCoy/Bernie Tormé)
3. “Trouble” – (3.04) (Leiber/Stoller)

Side 2

1. “Mutually Assured Destruction” – (5.13) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Towns/Underwood)
2. “If You Believe Me” – (8.26) (Gillan/McCoy/Tormé/Underwood)*
3. “New Orleans” – (6.03) (Guida/Royster)

Live tracks recorded at Reading Festival on 29 August 1981 except for * which was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre on 4 March 1981. This track is also the only one on the album which features former guitarist Bernie Tormé.

Personnel

• Ian Gillan – Vocals.
• Janick Gers – Guitar.
• Colin Towns – Keyboards.
• John McCoy – Bass guitar.
• Mick Underwood – Drums.
• Bernie Tormé – Guitar in the songs recorded at the Rainbow Theatre on 4 March 1981, and at the Reading Festival 22 August 1980.