Gillan - Mr Universe [320k MP3] torrent

Mr. Universe is the second album by the British rock band Gillan, and the first with the classic line-up with Gillan, Towns, McCoy, Tormé and Underwood. Released in October 1979. The album reached No. 11 in the UK album charts.

Track Listing [320k MP3]

In 1989 the album was re-released in CD format on the Virgin label. The revised track listing was as follows:

"Second Sight" – (2.33) (Towns)
"Secret of the Dance" – (2.54)
"She Tears Me Down" (5.08) (Towns)
"Roller" – (4.43)
"Mr Universe" – (6.14)
"Vengeance" – (3.34)
"Puget Sound" – (4.23) (Gillan/Towns/McCoy/Tormé/Underwood)
"Dead of Night" (4.04)
"Message in a Bottle" – (3.09)
"Fighting Man" – (7.28) (Towns)*
"On The Rocks" (live) – (6.38) **
"Bite The Bullet" (live) – (5.38) **
"Mr Universe" (live) – (7.20) ***
"Vengeance" (live) – (4.42) ***
"Smoke on the Water" (live) – (10.10) ***
"Lucille" (live) – (2.32) (Penniman/Collins)****

Total running time 80.02

* Recorded at an earlier session with a different line-up and can be found on the original Japanese version of the Gillan album. Musicians were Ian Gillan, Colin Towns, John McCoy, Steve Byrd (guitar) and Liam Genocky (drums)

** Recorded at the Reading Festival 29 August 1981

*** Recorded at the Reading Festival 22 August 1980

**** Previously unreleased

This version of the album was produced by Ian Gillan and Paul "Chas" Watkins, and mixed by John McCoy and Watkins.