| 21st November 2006 10:03 PM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Deep Purple erases original guitarist from T-shirt
The never-ending drama between Deep Purple and original guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has reached a new level. According to the Purple fan site thehighwaystar.com, the band is selling a T-shirt with the cover of their 1972 album Machine Head, but Blackmore's image has been removed from the picture. Under the title "Most Ridiculous Item Of The Day," a post on the official blackmoresnight.com website reads, "We were shocked and appalled to learn in the last few days that someone has removed Ritchie's image from the Machine Head T-shirts. Apparently, this was done just because someone doesn't want Ritchie to receive any money from their sales." But people on thehighwaystar.com are wondering if Blackmore, who's been out of Deep Purple since 1992, didn't demand that his likeness be removed in a dispute over money.
Blackmore and his long-time girlfriend Candice Night have devoted themselves to playing Renaissance-inspired music as Blackmore's Night, and he's shown no interest in rejoining his old mates.
Dixie Dregs guitarist Steve Morse has been with Deep Purple since 1994, giving him the longest run at the position in the band's history.
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| 21st November 2006 10:56 PM |
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| Bruno |
A overrated band, IMO. |
| 21st November 2006 11:09 PM |
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| Fiji Joe |
The same thing was done with Tele and the Chicago Summit shirts |
| 21st November 2006 11:23 PM |
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| Riffhard |
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Fiji Joe wrote:
The same thing was done with Tele and the Chicago Summit shirts
Don't look now,but your A-List is showing!
Riffy |
| 21st November 2006 11:29 PM |
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| VoodooChileInWOnderl |
The same thing was done to Bill Wyman in the 78 picture used as the cover for "rarities" |
| 21st November 2006 11:31 PM |
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| Fiji Joe |
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VoodooChileInWOnderl wrote:
The same thing was done to Bill Wyman in the 78 picture used as the cover for "rarities"
That was low rent IMO...Should have left him in |
| 22nd November 2006 02:20 AM |
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| pdog |
Bill and Richie give new meaning to the term, rubbing one out! |
| 22nd November 2006 03:28 AM |
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| corgi37 |
Mistreated is a awesome track. |
| 22nd November 2006 07:20 AM |
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| Mahatma Kane Jeeves |
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VoodooChileInWOnderl wrote:
The same thing was done to Bill Wyman in the 78 picture used as the cover for "rarities"
and the Stones erased Bill from a shirt offered on the 94 VL tour!! |
| 22nd November 2006 07:29 AM |
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| Nellcote |
Bill Wyman was not in the band when these items were published.
You all know why he's not there, look in your wallet.
If he was left in the photos after he left the band, you guess right bunky, he would want a check.
Sorry, however, as much as I like him, he left, quit, went looking for coins.
How many times do you think he has asked himself WHY?
Could/should The Stones used of located better photos to use? Absolutely, there are millions of them.
Christ, they used two fans for the cover of No Security, could that have been improved, well, you decide.
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| 22nd November 2006 07:46 AM |
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| egon |
i have some stones t-shirts where the whole band
is more or less erased |
| 22nd November 2006 07:48 AM |
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| egon |
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Nellcote wrote:
two fans for the cover of No Security,
A classic cover that is! |
| 22nd November 2006 09:17 AM |
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| Gazza |
quote:
Fiji Joe wrote:
That was low rent IMO...Should have left him in
There the similarity with Tele ends... |
| 22nd November 2006 05:33 PM |
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| Bruno |
quote:
egon wrote:
i have some stones t-shirts where the whole band
is more or less erased
I have this one too  |
| 22nd November 2006 07:11 PM |
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| Kilroy |
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VoodooChileInWOnderl wrote:
The same thing was done to Bill Wyman in the 78 picture used as the cover for "rarities"
THank you I was wondering about that photo on my shirt?
[Edited by Kilroy] |
