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Released
  
15 April 1977

Producer
  
Ian Gillan Band

Artist
  
Ian Gillan Band

Label
  
Eagle Records

Length
  
40:38

Clear Air Turbulence (1977)
  
Scarabus (1977)

Release date
  
15 April 1977

Genre
  
Jazz fusion

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Recorded
  
Kingsway Recorders, London, UK

Similar
  
Ian Gillan Band albums, Jazz fusion albums

Clear Air Turbulence is the second studio album by British jazz-rock fusion band Ian Gillan Band, released in 1977 with cover by Chris Foss. The album was initially worked on during the period July 1976 to September 1976. A UK tour was promoted, though all of the dates were cancelled until April 1977 in order that the new album could be rerecorded and remixed at Kingsway Recorders, London.

Contents

The album was reissued in 1989 by Virgin Records on CD, and in 2010 by Edsel Records.

Ian gillan band clear air turbulence


The Rockfield Mixes

Ian Gillan became dissatisfied with the final mixes of the album and this delayed its eventual release. What eventually became the album Clear Air Turbulence was remixed at Kingsway before release, but the original mix had taken place at Rockfield Studios in Wales. In 1997 the original mix was released by Angel Air Records under the title The Rockfield Mixes. The Rockfield Mixes represents a "cleaner" (or at least earlier) version of the album. It also includes an extra track which didn't make it to the original release. The track list was altered as follows:

  1. "Over the Hill" – 7:20
  2. "Clear Air Turbulence" – 7:47
  3. "Five Moons" – 7:34
  4. "Money Lender" – 5:40
  5. "Angel Manchenio" – 7:21
  6. "This Is the Way" – 2:03
  7. "Goodhand Liza" – 5:20

The Rockfield Mixes Plus

In 2004 a further variant of the album was released as The Rockfield Mixes Plus containing 4 previously unreleased tracks and an interview with Ray Fenwick. The extra tracks were:

  • "Apathy" (backing track) – 4:14
  • "Over the Hill" (live) – 9:50
  • "Smoke on the Water" (live) – 7:38
  • "Mercury High" (backing track) – 3:33

    • Track listing

  • All tracks written by Ray Fenwick, Ian Gillan, John Gustafson, Mark Nauseef, Colin Towns.

    • Side 1

    1. "Clear Air Turbulence" – 7:35
    2. "Five Moons" – 7:30
    3. "Money Lender" – 5:38

    Side 2

    1. "Over The Hill" – 7:14
    2. "Goodhand Liza" – 5:24
    3. "Angel Manchenio" – 7:17

    Personnel

    Ian Gillan Band
  • Ian Gillan – vocals
  • Colin Towns – keyboards and flutes
  • John Gustafson – bass guitar and vocals
  • Ray Fenwick – guitars and vocals
  • Mark Nauseef – drums and percussion
    • Additional musicians
  • Phil Kersie – tenor saxophone on "Five Moons"
  • Martin Firth – baritone saxophone
  • John Huckridge – trumpets
  • Derek Healey – trumpets
  • Malcolm Griffiths – trombone

    • Songs

    1Clear Air Turbulence7:36
    2Five Moons7:32
    3Money Lender5:38

    References

    Clear Air Turbulence (album) Wikipedia
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