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Radio 6 Music,6 mins

Ian Gillan relates his time with Black Sabbath

Marc Riley's Musical Time Machine

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Marc Riley introduces an archive interview with Ian Gillan, recollecting his year with Black Sabbath. Speaking to Claire Sturgess in 1993, Ian recalls how he wound up fronting the band, and how they inadvertently inspired much of the Spinal Tap movie.

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