Mr. Universe (album)
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| Studio album by Gillan | ||||
| Released | October 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Kingsway Recorders, London, UK, April 1979 – June 1979 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 44:09 | |||
| Label | Acrobat | |||
| Producer | Paul "Chas" Watkins Ian Gillan Colin Towns John McCoy |
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Cover of the Japanese release
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Mr. Universe is the second album by the British rock band Gillan, and the first with the classic line-up with Gillan, Towns, McCoy, Tormé and Underwood. Released in October 1979. The album reached No. 11 in the UK album charts.
Side 1
Side 2
* Recorded at an earlier session (July/August 1978) with a different line-up and can be found on the original Japanese version of the album Gillan. Musicians for this track were Ian Gillan, Colin Towns, John McCoy, Steve Byrd (guitar) and Liam Genockey (drums).
A variant of the album was also released in 1979 in Japan (East World), Australia (Interfusion) and New Zealand (Parlophone) only. The release contained alternative tracks to avoid reusing songs already released in these countries on the album Gillan. The track listing was as follows:
Side 1
Side 2
Total running time 39.24
* These appear on the 1993 RPM release Gillan – The Japanese Album, see Gillan
** This version has not yet been released on CD
***Used as a B-side to the UK "Trouble" single and appears on the first release of Future Shock on CD as a bonus track
In 1989 the album was re-released in CD format on the Virgin label. The revised track listing was as follows:
Total running time 80.02
* Recorded at an earlier session with a different line-up and can be found on the original Japanese version of the Gillan album. Musicians were Ian Gillan, Colin Towns, John McCoy, Steve Byrd (guitar) and Liam Genocky (drums)
** Recorded at the Reading Festival 29 August 1981
*** Recorded at the Reading Festival 22 August 1980
**** Recorded at Nottingham Rock City 04 March 1981, previously unreleased, in 2009 was included on Live: Triple Trouble album
This version of the album was produced by Ian Gillan and Paul "Chas" Watkins, and mixed by John McCoy and Watkins.
Re-released in remastered Format with new sleevenotes by Ian Gillan by Demon Music Group
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