''Deep Purple in Concert'' is a live album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded by the BBC for their "In Concert" live series in 1970 and 1972. First released in 1980 in the UK, with the current US edition being made available in 2001.

Album content

Sides 1 and 2 of the LP (later the first CD) feature 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. Sides 3 and 4 of the LP (later the second CD) are 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 line-up (

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Maybe I'm a Leo "Maybe I'm a Leo" is a song by the British rock group Deep Purple, from their 1972 album ''Machine Head''. History Roger Glover says: "I wrote the riff to "Maybe I’m a Leo" after hearing John Lennon's " How Do You Sleep?". I liked the ide ...

". These two songs were played instead of the usual " Child in Time" to promote the new forthcoming album ''

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'', released at the end of that month (March, 1972). "

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 ...

" (the first ever live performance) and "Maybe I'm a Leo" were not included on the original double 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.

Reissues

The track lengths on many of the 2001 reissues are incorrect. In 2004, the contents of the second disc were remastered and released on

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as ''Live on the BBC,'' on Audio Fidelity, with two bonus tracks (studio versions of "Hush" and "River Deep Mountain High"). In 2012, the contents of the second disc were remixed and released as ''In Concert '72'', with the original set list in its correct order for the first time. It was not quite the full recording, as some between-song chat was cut, presumably for timing purposes. No music was lost.

Track listing

All songs written by

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except where indicated.

Original EMI double vinyl LP

2001 double-disc CD and 2012 reissue CD

: "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

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electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gu ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

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bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

– hammond organ *

– drums ; Sides 1 and 2 of the LP (later the first CD) were 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 ; Sides 3 and 4 of the LP (later the second CD) were recorded on 9 March 1972 at the

Paris Theatre The Paris Theatre (also known as the Paris Studios) was originally a cinema located at 12 Lower Regent Street in central London which was converted into a studio by the BBC for radio broadcasts requiring an audience. It was used for severa ...

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 master tapes in 1980 by Nick Tauber

Charts

References

External links

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