Live at the Olympia '96 is a live double album by English hard rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded at the Olympia in Paris on 17 June 1996 during the Purpendicular tour and released in 1997.
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| Released | 9 June 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 17 June 1996 | |||
| Venue | The Olympia, Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 122:40 | |||
| Label | Thames | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Initial copies of the release have a round sticker on the front of the CD jewel-case, stating 'Official Bootleg'.
It is one of only three Deep Purple live albums to feature a performance of "Maybe I'm a Leo", the others being Deep Purple in Concert and Live at Montreux 2011.
Track listing
editAll songs written by Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fireball" | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Maybe I'm a Leo" | 5:53 |
| 3. | "Ted the Mechanic" (Gillan, Steve Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Pictures of Home" | 5:58 |
| 5. | "Black Night" | 7:33 |
| 6. | "Cascades: I'm Not Your Lover" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) | 11:04 |
| 7. | "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) | 7:24 |
| 8. | "Woman from Tokyo" | 6:29 |
| 9. | "No One Came" | 5:53 |
| 10. | "The Purpendicular Waltz" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) | 5:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rosa's Cantina" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) | 6:18 |
| 2. | "Smoke on the Water" | 9:24 |
| 3. | "When a Blind Man Cries" | 7:17 |
| 4. | "Speed King" | 11:45 |
| 5. | "Perfect Strangers" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover) | 6:43 |
| 6. | "Hey Cisco" (Gillan, Morse, Glover, Lord, Paice) | 7:27 |
| 7. | "Highway Star" | 8:08 |
Personnel
edit- Deep Purple
- Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica
- Steve Morse – guitar
- Roger Glover – bass
- Jon Lord – organ, keyboards
- Ian Paice – drums
- Additional musicians
Featured on "Highway Star", "Cascades: I'm Not Your Lover", "No One Came", "The Purpendicular Waltz"
- Production
- Alain Francais – engineer
- Darren Schneider – premixing at Greg Rike Productions, Florida
- Rory Young – digital editing
- Peter Deneberg – digital editing, mixing at Acme Studios, Mamaroneck, New York
Charts
edit| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| German Albums Chart[2] | 98 |
| UK Albums Chart[citation needed] | 183 |
References
edit- ^ Miller, Glen. Live at The Olympia '96 at AllMusic
- ^ "Album – Deep Purple , Live at The Olympia '96". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 17 February 2017.