''The Soundboard Series'' is a live

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recorded and released by the band

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. The set contains six

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s featuring recordings from six different concerts. Two of the concerts feature the band's seldom performed

Concerto for Group and Orchestra ''Concerto for Group and Orchestra'' is a live album by Deep Purple and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in September 1969. It consists of a concerto composed by Jon Lord, ...

, with Ian Gillan singing Pictured Within.

Personnel

Ian Gillan Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945) is a British singer who is best known as the lead singer and lyricist for the rock band Deep Purple. He is known for his powerful and wide-ranging singing voice. Initially influenced by Elvis Presley, Gillan ...

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Steve Morse Steve J. Morse (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the lead guitarist of Deep Purple from 1994 to 2022. Morse has also enjoyed a successful solo career and was briefly a member of ...

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Roger Glover Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and Ro ...

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Ian Paice Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and last remaining original member of the rock band Deep Purple. He is often cited as one of the greatest drummers of all-time. He remains the only member ...

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Jon Lord John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band Deep ...

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;Additional musicians (Melbourne, Wollongong, Newcastle, Hong Kong) *Greg Maundrell –

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*Charles MacInnes –

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*Paul Williamson –

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*Billie Stapleton –

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*Angie Stapleton – backing vocals *Natalie Miller – backing vocals ;Additional musicians (Tokyo) *New Japan Select Orchestra conducted by Paul Mann *Big Horns Bee horn section

CD track listing

All songs written by

Ritchie Blackmore Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. He is prolific in creating guitar ...

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except where noted.

Melbourne 2001

Disc one

Woman from Tokyo "Woman from Tokyo" is a song by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1973 album ''Who Do We Think We Are'', and later as a single. The song was featured on the 2011 DVD Deep Purple with Orchestra - Live in Montre ...

" – 6:41 #" Ted the Mechanic" (Gillan,

, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 5:10 #"Mary Long" – 5:37 #" Lazy" – 6:01 #" No One Came" – 5:23 #"

Black Night "Black Night" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Anniversary version of their 1970 album, ''Deep Purple in Rock''. It became a hit following its release, pe ...

" – 6:40 #"

Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" is a song on ''Purpendicular'', Deep Purple's first studio album featuring guitarist Steve Morse, which was released in February 1996. The song was released as a CD single with the song " Vavoom: Ted the Mechan ...

" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 7:21 #" '69" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 8:53 #"

Smoke on the Water "Smoke on the Water" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, first released from the band's sixth studio album ''Machine Head'' (1972), which chronicles the 1971 fire at Montreux Casino. In a 2004 publication by ''Rolling Stone'' magaz ...

" – 9:04 #" Perfect Strangers" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover) – 8:42

Disc two

" Hey Cisco" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice)- 6:28 #"

When a Blind Man Cries "When a Blind Man Cries" is a song by British rock band Deep Purple, originally only available as the B-side of the single " Never Before", released in 1972. It was recorded during the ''Machine Head'' sessions in December 1971. According to Ia ...

" – 7:27 #"Fools" – 10:04 #"

Speed King ''Deep Purple in Rock'' is the fourth studio album by Deep Purple, released on 5 June 1970. It was the first studio album recorded by the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Work on ''In Rock ...

" – 16:26 #"

Hush Hush may refer to: Film and television * ''Hush'' (1921 film), starring Clara Kimball Young * ''Hush'' (1998 film), starring Gwyneth Paltrow * ''Hush!'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi * ''Hush'' (2005 film), starring ...

" (

Joe South Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for " Ga ...

) – 5:52 #" Highway Star" – 7:58 *Recorded on 9 March at the Melbourne

Rod Laver Arena Rod Laver Arena is a multipurpose arena located within Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The arena is the main venue for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the calendar year. History Replacing the ...

Wollongong 2001

Disc one

#"Woman from Tokyo" – 6:32 #"Ted the Mechanic" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 5:04 #"Mary Long" – 5:20 #"Lazy" – 6:07 #"No One Came" – 5:49 #"Black Night" – 7:23 #"Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 7:47 #"Fools" – 10:28 #"Perfect Strangers" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover) – 8:20

Disc two

"Hey Cisco" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 6:34 #"When a Blind Man Cries" – 7:44 #"Smoke on the Water" – 10:24 #"Speed King" (medley with "Good Times", featuring

Jimmy Barnes James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-s ...

on vocals) – 15:40 #"Hush" (South) – 4:24 #"Highway Star" – 7:36 *Recorded on 13 March at the

Wollongong Entertainment Centre Wollongong Entertainment Centre (also known by its naming rights sponsor WIN Entertainment Centre and colloquially as the WEC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. The WEC opened on 5 September 1998 ...

Newcastle 2001

Disc one

#"Woman From Tokyo" – 6:14 #"Ted the Mechanic" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 5:11 #"Mary Long" – 5:56 #"Lazy" – 6:03 #"No One Came" – 5:37 #"Black Night" – 7:22 #"Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 7:27 #"Fools" – 9:23 #"Perfect Strangers" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover)- 9:30

Disc two

"Hey Cisco" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 6:19 #"When a Blind Man Cries" – 7:26 #"Smoke on the Water" – 10:20 #"Speed King" (medley with "Good Times", featuring Jimmy Barnes on vocals) – 16:59 #"Hush" (South) – 4:18 #"Highway Star" – 7:24 *Recorded on 14 March at the

Newcastle Entertainment Centre Newcastle Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose Australian arena within the Newcastle Showgrounds. It was opened in 1992 at a cost of . The centre's original tenant was the Newcastle Falcons NBL team who moved to the new venue in 1992 from th ...

Hong Kong 2001

Disc one

#"Woman from Tokyo" – 6:29 #"Ted the Mechanic" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 4:49 #"Mary Long" – 5:36 #"Lazy" – 6:11 #"No One Came" – 5:57 #"Black Night" – 8:25 #"Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 7:20 #"Fools" – 11:06 #"Perfect Strangers" – 10:08

Disc two

"Hey Cisco" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 6:47 #"When a Blind Man Cries" – 7:32 #"Smoke on the Water" – 10:11 #"Speed King" – 16:14 #"Hush" (South) – 4:21 #"Highway Star" – 7:33 *Recorded on 20 March at

Hong Kong Coliseum Hong Kong Coliseum, commonly known as the Hung Hom Coliseum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena, in Hung Hom Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station. It is in Yau Tsim Mong District. It was built by the Urban Council and inaugurated on 27 ...

Tokyo 24 March 2001

Disc one

#"Pictured Within" (Lord) – 11:04 #"Sitting in a Dream" (Glover) – 4:45 #"Love is All" (Glover,

Eddie Hardin Eddie Hardin (19 February 1949 – 22 July 2015) was an English rock pianist and singer-songwriter. Born Edward Harding, he was best known for his associations with the Spencer Davis Group, Axis Point, and Hardin & York. Hardin, along with the ...

) – 4:30 #"Fever Dreams" (

Ronnie James Dio Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...

) – 4:18 #"

Rainbow in the Dark "Rainbow in the Dark" is a song by heavy metal band Dio. Released from the band's double platinum-selling 1983 debut album, ''Holy Diver''. Assisted by a popular MTV music video, it reached #12 on US ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks in early Octo ...

" (Dio,

Vivian Campbell Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish guitarist. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio (band), Dio, and has been a member of Def Leppard since 1992 (replacing Steve Clark after his death). Camp ...

Jimmy Bain James Stewart Bain (19 December 1947 – 23 January 2016) was a Scottish musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the bands Rainbow and Dio. He also worked with Kate Bush and Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo alb ...

Vinny Appice Vincent Samson Appice (born September 13, 1957) is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the bands Dio, Black Sabbath, and Heaven & Hell. Of Italian descent, he is the younger brother of drummer Carmine Appice. Career Appice ...

) – 5:57 #"

Watching the Sky ''Watching the Sky'' is the second studio album by Australian indie pop band Sheppard, released on 8 June 2018. The album was confirmed in January 2018 with George Sheppard saying "an album is the true artistic statement, so announcing ''Watchin ...

" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 5:27 #"Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 7:20 #"The Well-Dressed Guitar" (Morse) – 4:07 #"

Wring That Neck ''The Book of Taliesyn'' is the second studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, recorded only three months after ''Shades of Deep Purple'' and released by Tetragrammaton Records in October 1968, just before their first US tour. The n ...

" (Blackmore,

Nick Simper Nicholas John Simper (born 3 November 1945) is an English bass guitarist, who was a co-founding member of Deep Purple and Warhorse. In the 1960s, he began his professional career in bands such as Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, The Flower Pot Men, ...

, Lord, Paice) – 5:09 #"Fools" – 9:54 #"Perfect Strangers" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover) – 6:23

Disc two

"Concerto Movement 1" (Lord) – 20:16 #"Concerto Movement 2" (Lord) – 18:36 #"Concerto Movement 3" (Lord) – 14:45 #"When a Blind Man Cries" – 7:34 #"

Pictures of Home "Pictures of Home" is a song by the British hard rock group Deep Purple, from their 1972 album Machine Head. It begins with a drum introduction by Ian Paice and features a fast-paced, driving guitar riff and bass line with several instrumental s ...

" – 10:06 #"Smoke on the Water" – 7:04 *Recorded on 24 March in Tokyo *Featuring

(vocals) on tracks 2, 3, 4 & 5 (disc one) and track 6 (disc two)

Tokyo 25 March 2001

Disc one

#"Pictured Within" (Lord) – 11:24 #"Sitting in a Dream" (Glover) – 4:22 #"Love is All" (Glover, Hardin) – 4:19 #"Fever Dreams" (Dio) – 4:52 #"Rainbow in the Dark" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 5:10 #"Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 7:12 #"The Well-Dressed Guitar" (Morse) – 3:19 #"Wring That Neck" (Blackmore, Simper, Lord, Paice) – 5:58 #"When a Blind Man Cries" – 7:42 #"Fools" – 10:12 #"Perfect Strangers" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover) – 6:39

Disc two

"Concerto Movement 1" (Lord) – 19:30 #"Concerto Movement 2" (Lord) – 19:16 #"Concerto Movement 3" (Lord) – 14:44 #"Pictures of Home" – 10:28 #"Smoke on the Water" – 11:40 *Recorded on 25 March in Tokyo *Featuring Ronnie James Dio (vocals) on tracks 2, 3, 4 & 5 (disc one) and track 5 (disc two)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soundboard Series, The 2001 live albums 2001 compilation albums Deep Purple compilation albums Deep Purple live albums