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eclipsed No. 139 / 4-2012

12. April 2014

DEEP PURPLE
Swiss time was running out

When they recorded "Machine Head" forty years ago, it was an extraordinary feat of strength for the British hard rockers. Her management rushed her around the globe in the early seventies, from tour to tour. Also, internal trench warfare was a major problem for the band. In addition, there was an unprecedented chaos at the recording location in Montreux, Switzerland. But at the end it stood, the legendary sixth record of Deep Purple.

JETHRO TULL Highly
Creative Decay Process of a Band

eclipsed No. 98 / 2-2008

10. April 2014

PAUL MCCARTNEY
The Maccavelli of Pop

He was one of four in the Beatles. But since 1970 Sir Paul McCartney (65) has been popping on his own account. The result was a lot of hits, but also "Silly Love Songs". So ingenious and jargon - and the realization that pop gods are only human beings...

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