What I Did On My Vacation is an official compilation album from Ian Gillan

Ian Gillan

Ian Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...

, released in 1986 in UK by 10 Records. The album covers Gillan's recordings between 1976 and 1982 and was made available in three formats: on vinyl as a double album, as a single CD and a cassette. All songs from the album had been previously released. Although not credited on the cover, "Scarabus" is preceded by an instrumental piece by Colin Towns, which was used as the intro to "On The Rocks" (from the "Glory Road" album). The LP version set boasts four more tracks than the CD version.

LP track listing

Side One

1. "Scarabus"
2. "Money Lender"
3. "Puget Sound"
4. "Mad Elaine"

Side Two

1. "Time and Again"
2. "Vengeance"
3. "No Easy Way"
4. "If I Sing Softly"

Side Three

1. "I'll Rip Your Spine Out"
2. "New Orleans"
3. "Mutually Assured Destruction"
4. "Unchain Your Brain"
5. "You're So Right"
6. "No Laughing In Heaven"

Side Four

1. "Long Gone"
2. "If You Believe Me"
3. "Trouble"
4. "Bluesy Blue Sea"
5. "Lucille"

CD track listing

1. "Scarabus"
2. "Money Lender"
3. "Puget Sound"
4. "No Easy Way"
5. "If I Sing Softly"
6. "I'll Rip Your Spine Out"
7. "New Orleans"
8. "Mutually Assured Destruction"
9. "You're So Right"
10. "No Laughing In Heaven"
11. "Long Gone"
12. "If You Believe Me"
13. "Trouble"
14. "Bluesy Blue Sea"
15. "Lucille"

Gillan

Bernie Tormé

Bernie Tormé

Bernie Tormé is a rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, record label and recording studio owner.-Early career:...

: Guitar

Janick Gers

Janick Gers

Janick Robert Gers is an English musician, best known for being one of the three current guitarists in Iron Maiden, along with Dave Murray and Adrian Smith, as well as his earlier work with Gillan and White Spirit.-Career and Personal Life:...

: Guitar

John McCoy

John McCoy (musician)

John McCoy is a British bass guitarist who is best known for his work with Ian Gillan and Mammoth as well as numerous other bands and sessions since the late 1960s. He currently plays in British rock trio Guy McCoy Torme with former Gillan/Ozzy guitarist Bernie Torme and Bruce Dickinson/Sack Trick...

: Bass guitar

Mick Underwood

Mick Underwood

Mick Underwood is a British drummer best known for his work with Episode Six, Quatermass and Gillan. First playing drums at the age of 14, he was a professional musician by the time he left school...

: Drums

Ian Gillan Band

John Gustafson

John Gustafson

John Gustafson may refer to:*John Gustafson , computer scientist, inventor of Gustafson's Law and Director of Research at Intel Labs*John Gustafson , bassist and vocalist...

: Bass guitar, Vocals

Mark Nauseef

Mark Nauseef

Mark Nauseef , is a drummer and percussionist who has enjoyed a varied career, ranging from rock music during the 1970s with his time as a member of the Ian Gillan Band and, temporarily, Thin Lizzy, to a wide range of musical styles in more recent times, playing with many notable musicians from all...

: Drums

Ray Fenwick

Ray Fenwick

Ray Fenwick is an English guitarist and session musician, best known for replacing Steve Howe in The Syndicats, and as the lead guitarist of Ian Gillan's post Deep Purple solo project, the Ian Gillan Band.-Biography:...

: Guitar, Vocals