Clear Air Turbulence (album)

1977 studio album by Ian Gillan Band

Clear Air Turbulence

art by Chris Foss

Studio album by

Ian Gillan Band

Released| 4 April 1977 [1]
Recorded| July–September 1976
Studio| Kingsway Recorders, London
Genre|

* Jazz fusion
* progressive rock

Length| 40:38
Label| Island
Producer| Ian Gillan Band
Ian Gillan Band chronology
| Child in Time
(1976)  | Clear Air Turbulence
(1977)  | Scarabus
(1977)

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The Rockfield Mixes

Cover of the 1997 release on Angel Air Records

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]

Clear Air Turbulence is the second studio album by British jazz rock band Ian Gillan Band, released in 1977 with cover by Chris Foss.[3] 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 postponed until April 1977 in order that the new album could be rerecorded and remixed at Kingsway Recorders, London.

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

## Track listing

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* 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

## The Rockfield Mixes

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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.[4] In 1997 the original mix was released by Angel Air Records under the title The Rockfield Mixes and 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 2004 release of the original mix

## The Rockfield Mixes Plus

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In 2004 a further variant of the album was released as The Rockfield Mixes Plus containing four 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

## Personnel

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Ian Gillan Band

* Ian Gillan – vocals
* Colin Towns – keyboards and flutes
* Ray Fenwick – guitars and vocals
* John Gustafson – bass guitar 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

## Production notes

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* Produced by Ian Gillan Band
* Recorded and mixed at Kingsway Recorders, London
* Recording engineer – Brad Davis
* Remix engineer – Louis Austin
* Assistant engineers – Paul Watkins, Bob Broglia
* Brass arrangements – Cy Payne on "Clear Air Turbulence", "Money Lender" and "Goodhand Liza"[5]

## References

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1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2016). The Deep Purple Family (2nd ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 220\. ISBN 978-1-908724-42-7.
2. ^ Allmusic review
3. ^ "Mercury High, The Story of Ian Gillan". Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
4. ^ "No Life Til Metal – CD Gallery – Ian Gillan Band". Retrieved 26 July 2007.
5. ^ "Ian Gillan Band = イアン・ギラン・バンド – Clear Air Turbulence = 鋼鉄のロック魂 (2004, Cardboard Sleeve, Gatefold, CD)". Discogs. 23 October 2004.

## External links

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* Ian Gillan Band - Clear Air Turbulence (1977) album review by Alex Henderson, credits & releases at AllMusic
* Ian Gillan Band - Clear Air Turbulence (1977) album releases & credits at Discogs
* Ian Gillan Band - The Rockfield Mixes (rec. 1976, rel. 1997) album credits & releases at AllMusic
* Ian Gillan Band - The Rockfield Mixes (rec. 1976, rel. 1997) album releases & credits at Discogs
* Ian Gillan Band - The Rockfield Mixes Plus (rec. 1976, rel. 2004) album credits & releases at AllMusic
* Ian Gillan Band - The Rockfield Mixes Plus (rec. 1976, rel. 2004) album releases & credits at Discogs
* Ian Gillan Band - The Rockfield Mixes Plus (rec. 1976, rel. 2004) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

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Ian Gillan

Solo albums|

* Accidentally on Purpose (1988, with Roger Glover)
* Naked Thunder (1990)
* Toolbox (1991)
* Cherkazoo and Other Stories (1992)
* Dreamcatcher (1997)
* Gillan's Inn (2006)
* Live in Anaheim (2008)
* One Eye to Morocco (2009)

Ian Gillan Band|

* Child in Time (1976)
* Clear Air Turbulence (1977)
* Scarabus (1977)
* Live at the Budokan Vol. 1 & 2 (1978)

Gillan|

* Gillan / The Japanese Album (1978)
* Mr. Universe (1979)
* Glory Road (1980)
* Future Shock (1981)
* Double Trouble (Live 1981)
* Magic (1982)
* The Glory Years (2008)

Other albums|

* Born Again (1983, with Black Sabbath)
* Sole Agency and Representation (1994, with The Javelins)
* Ian Gillan & Tony Iommi: WhoCares (2012)
* Ian Gillan and the Javelins (2018, with The Javelins)

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