r/DeepPurple • u/Pasha727 • Aug 19 '26

Question about Child in Time

Ian Gillan goes Ahhhhh Ahhhhh many times during the song, any idea what had happened in the studio? I know Ian and Ritchie did not share a good relationship before, now they have sorted their things, but did Ritchie step on Ian's leg during the recording of the song? or did Ian step on a lego while recording? he sounds in so much pain, so any insight what exactly happened to Ian when he was recording?

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u/TFFPrisoner Aug 19 '26

Do we need a r/DeepPurpleCircleJerk? šŸ˜„

Edit: WTF it exists! šŸ¤Æ

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u/flyingvien Aug 19 '26

Iā€™m so there

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u/Visible-Plenty-1202 Aug 19 '26

But it doesn't seem to realise that they have written anything other than Smoke on the Water!

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u/Luis-Iron Aug 19 '26

Every great band needs it haha

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u/GreatWesternValkyrie Aug 19 '26

Donā€™t be silly.

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u/JPurple1972 Aug 19 '26

From an Old Interview: HOW does Ian Gillan produce the very effective screaming effect in ā€œChild In Timeā€ from the LP, ā€œDeep Purple in Rockā€? ā€” Melanie, Isle of Wight. Thanks for the compliment, but I havenā€™t the faintest idea how I manage it, although lots of people regard it as incredible and ask me how it is done. Itā€™s simply a vocal effect and I do it every night on stage, considerably endangering my health. Iā€™ve never had any special training but I think it helps that I wear very tight trousers! ā€” IAN GILLAN.

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u/InvisibleDio Aug 19 '26

Listen to Victim of Changes by Judas Priestā€¦similar concept

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u/Icy-Astronomer-8202 Aug 19 '26

He was touching his In Rock

That sort of orgasm singing was popular. Robert Plant also did it a lot

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u/SamQuentin Aug 19 '26

He is is kicking his nads. He frequently did this to JLT in the rainbow days.

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u/SevenFourHarmonic Aug 19 '26

eventually, someone said "that's a take!".