Gemini Suite: Difference between revisions

Gemini Suite
Gemini Suite
Studio album by Jon Lord
Released	October 1971
Recorded	March 1971
Studio	Abbey Road and De Lane Lea
Genre	Classical, Progressive Rock
Length	47:45
Label	Capitol Records
Jon Lord chronology

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 08:40, 10 February 2024

After the 1969 classical / rock fusion Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Jon Lord was commissioned to write a follow-up. This was Gemini Suite, five long movements inspired by the members of Deep Purple, and performed live in September 1970 at the Royal Festival Hall with The Light Music Society Orchestra (the album of the concert was issued in 1993 as Gemini Suite Live). Jon Lord then recorded it in the studio as his first solo project in 1971, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold and soloists drawn from the rock world. Gemini Suite was an important step for Lord and led to albums such as Windows (1974) and Sarabande (1976).

The album was originally released in Europe and America in 1971 with different cover artwork. The 1973 US reissue featured a third version of the cover artwork. In 1983 the album was re-released on LP in Germany and four years later also for the first time on CD. The digital remastered version of the album premiered on CD in 2008.

Studio album track listing

"Guitar" - Soloist: Albert Lee
"Piano" - Soloist: Jon Lord
"Drums" - Soloist: Ian Paice
"Vocals" - Soloist: Yvonne Elliman and Tony Ashton
"Bass guitar" - Soloist: Roger Glover
"Organ" - Soloist: Jon Lord

Musicians

Jon Lord : piano, organ
Tony Ashton : vocals
Yvonne Elliman : vocals
Albert Lee : guitar
Roger Glover : bass
Ian Paice : drums
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by sir Malcolm Arnold

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	42

Production notes

Composed and scored by Jon Lord
Lyrics by Jon Lord
Recorded at Abbey Road and De Lane Lea studios, London, March 1971
Studio engineers: Mike Gray, Philip McDonald, Dave Stock
Mixed by Martin Birch
(2008 release) Tape archiving, sound restoration and digital remastering: Nick Watson, Fluid Studio

References

^ "Jon Lord discography".
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 181. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[1] "Jon Lord discography".

[2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 181. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Short description|Album by Jon Lord}}
-{{unreferenced|date=December 2010}}
+{{refimprove|date=January 2021}}
-After the 1969 classical / rock fusion ''Concerto For Group and Orchestra'', [[Jon Lord]] was commissioned to write a follow-up. This was '''''Gemini Suite''''', five long movements inspired by the members of Deep Purple, and performed live in September 1970 at the Royal Festival Hall with The Light Music Society Orchestra (the album of the concert was issued in 1993 as ''[[Gemini Suite Live]]''). Jon Lord then recorded it in the studio as his first solo project in 1971, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by [[Malcolm Arnold]] and soloists drawn from the rock world. ''Gemini Suite'' was an important step for Lord and led to albums such as ''Windows'' (1974) and ''Sarabande'' (1976).
+{{Infobox album
+| name       = Gemini Suite
+| type       = studio
+| artist     = [[Jon Lord]]
+| cover      = Gemini-Suite-cover.jpg
+| alt        =
+| released   = October 1971<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deep-purple.net/discography/gemini-stud/gemini-suite.html|title=Jon Lord discography}}</ref>
+| recorded   = March 1971
+| venue      =
+| studio     = [[Abbey Road Studios|Abbey Road]] and [[De Lane Lea]]
+| genre      = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[Progressive Rock]]
+| length     = 47:45
+| label      = [[Capitol Records]]
+| producer   =
+| chronology = [[Jon Lord]]
+| prev_title =
+| prev_year  =
+| next_title = [[Windows (Jon Lord album)|Windows]]
+| next_year  = 1974
+}}
+After the 1969 classical / rock fusion ''[[Concerto for Group and Orchestra]]'', [[Jon Lord]] was commissioned to write a follow-up. This was '''''Gemini Suite''''', five long movements inspired by the members of Deep Purple, and performed live in September 1970 at the Royal Festival Hall with The Light Music Society Orchestra (the album of the concert was issued in 1993 as ''[[Gemini Suite Live]]''). Jon Lord then recorded it in the studio as his first solo project in 1971, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by [[Malcolm Arnold]] and soloists drawn from the rock world. ''Gemini Suite'' was an important step for Lord and led to albums such as [[Windows (Jon Lord album)|''Windows'']] (1974) and [[Sarabande (album)|''Sarabande'']] (1976).
-The album was originally released in Europe and America in 1971 with different cover artwork. The 1973 US reissue featured third version of the cover artwork. In 1983 the album was re-released on LP in Germany and four years later also for the first time on CD. The digital remastered version of the album premiered on CD in 2008.
+The album was originally released in Europe and America in 1971 with different cover artwork. The 1973 US reissue featured a third version of the cover artwork. In 1983 the album was re-released on LP in Germany and four years later also for the first time on CD. The digital remastered version of the album premiered on CD in 2008.
 == Studio album track listing ==
@@ Line 12: / Line 33: @@
 # "Organ" - Soloist: Jon Lord
-=== Production notes ===
+== Musicians ==
+* [[Jon Lord]] : piano, organ
+* [[Tony Ashton]] : vocals
+* [[Yvonne Elliman]] : vocals
+* [[Albert Lee]] : guitar
+* [[Roger Glover]] : bass
+* [[Ian Paice]] : drums
+* [[London Symphony Orchestra]] conducted by sir [[Malcolm Arnold]]
+==Charts==
+{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+!Chart (1972)
+!Peak<br/>position
+|-
+!scope="row"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=181}}</ref>
+|42
+|-
+|}
+== Production notes ==
 *Composed and scored by Jon Lord
 *Lyrics by Jon Lord
@@ Line 19: / Line 60: @@
 *Mixed by [[Martin Birch]]
 *(2008 release) Tape archiving, sound restoration and digital remastering: Nick Watson, Fluid Studio
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Jon Lord}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Deep Purple]]
-[[Category:Suites]]
+[[Category:Compositions by Jon Lord]]
+[[Category:Orchestral suites]]
 [[Category:Purple Records albums]]
 [[Category:Capitol Records albums]]
-[[Category:1971 albums]]
+[[Category:1971 debut albums]]