Days May Come And Days May Go (The California Rehearsals ∙ June 1975)

Recorded during studio rehearsals in the summer of 1975 with their new guitarist Tommy Bolin, this previously unissued set includes early versions of "Come Taste.." album tracks, and several lengthy instrumental jams. Track 10 is not mentioned in the booklet, or in the Tracklist on the backcover. It is an impromptu version of "I Got You Babe" by Sonny Bono. Recorded at Pirate Sound Studio, California, USA, June 1975. Sound Restoration done at SRT Studios. All Tracks published by Purple Music Ltd., except Track 5 published by Peer Music UK Ltd. Credits: Our thanks to Robert Simon (aka Captin California), his wife Rita (and Buzz the parrot) for their hospitality during a couple of memorable days in snowy Lake Tahoe and to Mark Maddock for his company. Also to Tony Edwards at Deep Purple (Overseas) Limited; Nick Robinson for the cyber connections, Mike Richards and Martin Ashberry for their input; Nick Watson for his incredible work on the sound restoration; Steve Church for his enthusiasm; Mike Drumm at the Tommy Bolin Archives for helping it happen; Ann Warburton for (still) letting me do all this - and to everyone out there who has waited patiently for this release. Thanks also to the Official Deep Purple Appreciation Society. All tracks ℗ 2000. © 2000 Purple Records, a division of Darker Than Blue Ltd., issued under exclusive license from Deep Purple (Overseas) Ltd. with thanks to the Tommy Bolin Archives. A Darker Than Blue production for Purple Records. Made in England, UK. CD Design © 2000 Darker Than Blue Ltd. Photographs © Fin Costello/Redferns except pages 18 & 20, © DPAS.