GILLAN: Double trouble DOUBLE LP no sleeve, just the discs. Check video. Iron Maiden’s Janick Gers. Only given if you buy other LPs too, not on its own. Free for orders of £60+

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Only available if you buy other LPs too, not on its own. Free for orders of £60+

double album, half new studio tracks, and half live, is this “”Double Trouble””, which was released in the late 1981. guitarist Bernie Torme was replaced here by the future Iron Maiden member Janick Gers, who plays all the guitars, salvo in a live track.
A solid work, even the live versions are good. The studio LP itself is more than tasty, with a considerable amount of standouts: “”Restless””, the excellent “”Men of war””, the long “”Born to kill”” or the chic “”Nightmare””. The studio LP it is very listenable, to say the least, and the live one, well…it just a first rate live record.
Maybe the live part should have been archived, but even so, these Ian years (1978-1982) are still a bit underrated. Gillan was a truly enjoyable band.

Released October 1981
Recorded Kingsway Recorders, London, UK, August 1981 (studio); Reading Festival UK 29 August 1981 (live); Rainbow, London, UK, 5 March 1981 (live)
Genre Hard rockheavy metal
Length 77:06    
Label Virgin
Producer Steve Smith for K.R. Productions Ltd.
2xLP, Album, Gat) Virgin VGD 3506 UK 1981

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.


Ian Gillan tells the story:
Ian Gillan seems almost surprised at how much Gillan packed into such a short space of time.

“We did five albums in just three years,” says the vocalist. “That seems like a lot these days. But back then, it was almost taken for granted.”

As singer, band leader and focal point, Gillan now has nothing but the fondest memories of the period.

“We had so much fun, and everyone involved with the band was great to work with at the time. I loved what we did. And we had such a large, loyal fan base. I’m sure they’ll appreciate digging out these albums and play them again.”

Double Trouble (1981)
“A double album, with one disc being from the studio and the other live. Most of the latter came from the Reading festival in August 1981. And we had a different guitarist on the studio tracks to those done at Reading. The reason was that Bernie Tormé, who had been our guitarist since Mr. Universe, quit the band. What happened was that we were on tour in Germany, and had two days off. Virgin had got us onto Top Of The Pops to promote No Laughing In Heaven, and were prepared to fly us back to do it. Well, Bernie refused to go. His argument was that two days off meant two days off. But I wasn’t prepared to let Virgin down. I told him I was doing it, as were the rest of the guys. It was up to him what he did. In the end, Bernie decided not to get on the plane back to London, and that was it. We actually did TOTP without a guitarist; the cameramen worked round the problem.

“I called up Janick Gers (his band White Spirit had previously supported Gillan on a UK tour) and asked him if he’d like to replace Bernie. He had just a day or so to learn our set, but did it. Janick was a great replacement. Superb guitarist, but then Bernie also did a fine job for us.

“Now I don’t know who suggested doing a double album. I have a feeling there was no plan in advance, but the idea evolved. That’s the way things happened back then. I was also lucky in that I owned my own studio in London (Kingsway), so we could just go in whenever we felt like it. That’s why the studio tracks here were recorded in bits and pieces.

“I love the way No Laughing In Heaven and Mutually Assured Destruction sound on the live disc. It’s my favourite version of the former.”

Only available if you buy other LPs too, not on its own. Free for orders of £60+

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