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Dave Ling

"We did have a couple of séances, but I didn't see any ghosts, though I know the place was haunted": Glenn Hughes on the recording of Deep Purple's Burn

Glenn Hughes onstage

Staffordshire-born, Californian-based bassist and singer Glenn Hughes continues to cheerlead his legacy as a member of Deep Purple via a tour for the 50th anniversary of their album Burn.

"It was 50 years ago, in the summer of 1973, that the Burn album was written at Clearwell castle in Gloucestershire UK,” says Hughes. “We all became one in this centuries old castle in the UK countryside, it felt like Deep were a new band, with David [Coverdale] and I as new members, we couldn’t wait to start working on new song. The atmosphere was electric, in such amazing surroundings.

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