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{{Short description|Album by Jon Lord}}
{{unreferenced|date=December 2010}}
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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = Gemini Suite
| name = Gemini Suite
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Jon Lord]]
| artist = [[Jon Lord]]
| Cover = Gemini-Suite-cover.jpg
| cover = Gemini-Suite-cover.jpg
| Caption =
| alt =
| released = October 1971<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deep-purple.net/discography/gemini-stud/gemini-suite.html|title=Jon Lord discography}}</ref>
| Released = 1971
| Recorded = March 1971
| recorded = March 1971
| Studio = [[Abbey Road Studios|Abbey Road]] and [[De Lane Lea]]
| venue =
| studio = [[Abbey Road Studios|Abbey Road]] and [[De Lane Lea]]
| Genre = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[Progressive Rock]]
| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[Progressive Rock]]
| Length = 47:45
| length = 47:45
| Label = [[Capitol Records]]
| label = [[Capitol Records]]
| Producer =
| producer =
| Chronology = [[Jon Lord]]
| chronology = [[Jon Lord]]
| prev_title =
| This album = '''''Gemini Suite'''''<br />(1971)
| prev_year =
| Next album = ''[[Windows (Jon Lord album)|Windows]]''<br />(1974)
| next_title = [[Windows (Jon Lord album)|Windows]]
| Misc =
| 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).
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 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.
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.
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# "Bass guitar" - Soloist: [[Roger Glover]]
# "Bass guitar" - Soloist: [[Roger Glover]]
# "Organ" - Soloist: Jon Lord
# "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==
{|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 ==
== Production notes ==
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*Mixed by [[Martin Birch]]
*Mixed by [[Martin Birch]]
*(2008 release) Tape archiving, sound restoration and digital remastering: Nick Watson, Fluid Studio
*(2008 release) Tape archiving, sound restoration and digital remastering: Nick Watson, Fluid Studio

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Deep Purple]]
[[Category:Deep Purple]]
[[Category:Compositions by Jon Lord]]
[[Category:Orchestral suites]]
[[Category:Orchestral suites]]
[[Category:Purple Records albums]]
[[Category:Purple Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 08:40, 10 February 2024

Gemini Suite
Studio album by
Jon Lord
ReleasedOctober 1971[1]
RecordedMarch 1971
StudioAbbey Road and De Lane Lea
GenreClassical, Progressive Rock
Length47:45
LabelCapitol Records
Jon Lord chronology
Gemini Suite
(1971) 		Windows
(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 (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

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  1. "Guitar" - Soloist: Albert Lee
  2. "Piano" - Soloist: Jon Lord
  3. "Drums" - Soloist: Ian Paice
  4. "Vocals" - Soloist: Yvonne Elliman and Tony Ashton
  5. "Bass guitar" - Soloist: Roger Glover
  6. "Organ" - Soloist: Jon Lord

Musicians

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Charts

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

Production notes

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  • 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

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  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.
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