Fully loaded with talent, Purple was a breeding ground for a significant amount of lofty and successful spin-off projects, including Whitesnake, Rainbow and Gillan.

But it wasn’t until 1982, that bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes would resurface with a unit that would (quite rightly) stop the rock world in its tracks.

Teaming up with highly respected guitarist Pat Thrall (previously a member of jazz fusionists Automatic Man and the whiskey-snortin’ Pat Travers Band), the duo joined forces and names under the ‘Hughes/Thrall’ banner – an early-’80s collaboration that would go on to deliver an album that has seen its ‘legendary/all-time great’ status increase by leaps & bounds as the years have rolled by.

Full-bloodedly produced by the seasoned (and equally legendary) Andy Johns, a sometimes gun-totin’ Brit whose credits also include Free, Led Zeppelin & Van Halen, the record received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic reception on release, basking in clear-cut melodies, razor-sharp guitar chops, edgy production and some of the best songs this side of a Journey or Foreigner album.