Artist: IAN GILLAN
Album: NAKED THUNDER + TOOLBOX + CHERKAZOO REMASTERED (2CD O-CARD)

Release date: 1991-93/ 2010
Media type: CD

By 1990, Ian Gillan had been the lead singer for Episode Six, Deep Purple, the Ian Gillan Band, Gillan, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple again.
 
“Naked Thunder”, recorded in Olympic Studios and other UK studios in 1990, was the effectively the first to be issued simply under his own name. Co-writtten by guitarist Steve Morris, the album also features drumming legend Simon Phillips.
 
“Toolbox” was recorded in 1991 in Battery Studios in Willesden, with production by Grammy-nominated Chris Tsangarides, best-known for his work with Judas Priest, Anvil, Gary Moore, Thin Lizzy, Helloween, and Yngwie Malmsteen. “Toolbox” is regarded as Ian’s hardest album, and is his first not to feature a keyboard player.
 
“Cherkazoo” is a musical that Gillan started with Roger Glover and worked on, on and off, throughout the early 70’s, a charming and quirky collection of songs that looks back to the baroque, psychedelic British pop of the late 1960’s. Its very existence was once the Holy Grail of Purple/Gillan fans the world over.
 
The booklet contains annotation by acknowledged Gillan expert David K. Tedds, who conducted a new interview with Ian Gillan for this re-issue.

CD 1 :

“NAKED THUNDER”  1990:

1   Gut Reaction
2   Talking To You
3   No Good Luck
4   Nothing But The Best
5   Living On Borrowed Time
6   Sweet Lolita
7   Nothing To Lose
8   Moonshine
9   Long And Lonely Ride
10   Love Gun
11   No More Cane On The Brazos

“TOOLBOX” 1991:

12   Hang Me Out To Dry
13   Toolbox
14   Dirty Dog
15   Candy Horizon
16   Don’t Hold Me Back
17   Pictures Of Hell
18   Dancing Nylon Shirt (Part 1)
19   Bed Of Nails
 
CD 2 :

1   Gassed Up
2   Everything I Need
3   Dancing Nylon Shirt (Part 2)

“CHERKAZOO” 1993:

4   Intro
5   Cherkazoo
6   Monster In Paradise
7   The Bull Of Birantis
8   Intro 2
9   Hogwash
10   Driving Me Wild [take 1]
11   Donkey Ride Dream
12   Trying To Get To You
13   Ain’t That Loving You Baby
14   Driving Me Wild [fast take]
15   Music In My Head
16   You Make Me Feel So Good
17   She Called Me Softly
18   Driving Me Wild [take 3]
19   You Led My Heart Astray
20   A Little Share Of Plenty
21   Night And Day
22   Extro