Deep Purple in Concert

Deep Purple in Concert
Live album by Deep Purple
Released	December, 1980 (UK) June, 1982 (US)
Recorded	February 19, 1970 & March 9, 1972
Genre	Hard rock Progressive rock Heavy metal
Length	117:00 (Original 2LP) 130:25 (1992 2CD edition)
Label	Harvest Records (UK) Spitfire Records (US)
Producer	Jeff Griffin (1970) Pete Dauncey (1972)
Deep Purple chronology
Last Concert in Japan (1977) Deep Purple in Concert (1980) Live in London (1982)

Deep Purple in Concert is an album by British hard rock band Deep Purple, of two concerts recorded by the BBC for their "In Concert" live series, recorded in 1970 and 1972. First released in 1980 in the UK, with the current US edition being made available in 2001. In 2004, the contents of the 2nd disc were remastered for SACD on Audio Fidelity as "Live On The BBC."

The first CD features the live recording from the BBC Studios in London on 19 February, 1970; the band stepped in at the last minute for Joe Cocker, who cancelled his scheduled appearance. DJ John Peel introduced the tracks as they were performed. The second CD is the gig from 9 March, 1972, this time with DJ Mike Harding as compere. The latter recording features the only known live recording of "Never Before" (it was out as a single at the time) and a rare Mk II offering of "Maybe I'm a Leo". These two songs were played instead of the usual "Child in Time" to promote the new forthcoming album Machine Head, released at the end of that month (March, 1972).

"Smoke on the Water" (the first ever live performance) and "Maybe I'm a Leo" were not included on the original 2 LP vinyl release in 1980, although "Smoke on the Water" was made available as a single release. The vinyl was housed in a gatefold-sleeve with photo-liners.

The track lengths on many of the 2001 reissues are incorrect.

Track listing

All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice except where indicated.

Disc one: 1970

1. "Speed King" – 7:22
2. "Child in Time" – 11:06
3. "Wring That Neck" (Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Nick Simper) – 18:59
4. "Mandrake Root" (Blackmore, Rod Evans, Lord) – 17:38

Disc two: 1972

1. "Highway Star" – 8:32
2. "Strange Kind of Woman" – 9:17
3. "Maybe I'm a Leo" – 6:17
4. "Never Before" – 4:34
5. "Lazy" – 10:22
6. "Space Truckin'" – 21:46
7. "Smoke on the Water" – 7:09
8. "Lucille" (Albert Collins, Richard Penniman) – 7:21

Singles^[1]

• "Black Night" / "Speed King" - released in July 1980

• "Smoke on the Water" / "Bird Has Flown" / "Grabsplatter" - released in October 1980

"Speed King" and "Smoke on the Water" are on this CD release

"Black Night", "Bird Has Flown" and "Grabsplatter" can be found on Listen, Learn, Read On

Personnel

• Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
• Ian Gillan - vocals
• Roger Glover - bass
• Jon Lord - keyboards
• Ian Paice - drums

• CD1 was recorded on 19 February 1970 at the BBC Studios for "The Sunday Show"
• Produced by Jeff Griffin
• Engineered by Tony Wilson
• Mono recording reprocessed for stereo.

• CD2 was recorded on 9 March 1972 at the Paris Theatre in London for "BBC Sounds Of The Seventies"
• Produced by Pete Dauncey
• Engineered by Adrian Revill
• Editing by Nick Tauber
• Mixed from original 8-track in 1980 by Nick Tauber

References

1. ^ Album liner notes

External links

• Deep Purple in Concert