Live in London is a live album from Deep Purple. It was recorded on 22 May 1974 at Gaumont State Theatre in Kilburn, London by the BBC for radio broadcast, but was unreleased on vinyl until 1982. It features the Mk 3 lineup of Blackmore/Coverdale/Hughes/ Lord/Paice during the tour for their album Burn.
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 23 August 1982[1] | |||
| Recorded | 22 May 1974 | |||
| Venue | Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn, London | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 57:25 | |||
| Label | Harvest | |||
| Producer | Deep Purple | |||
| Deep Purple live albums chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Play.com | [3] |
At one point during the album, keyboardist Jon Lord jokingly refers to himself as "Rick Emerson" while introducing the band. This is a combination of the first and last name of the keyboardists for progressive rock bands Yes and Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, which are Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson, respectively.[4]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes*, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, except where indicated. (*) Glenn Hughes is credited on the 2007 release.
Original release on vinyl
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burn" | 6:58 |
| 2. | "Might Just Take Your Life" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Lay Down, Stay Down" | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Mistreated" (Blackmore, Coverdale) | 11:34 |
| 5. | "Smoke on the Water" (Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Lord, Paice) | 10:33 |
| 6. | "You Fool No One" | 18:14 |
The 2003 CD Reissue
editThe reissued CD edition was released by Purple Records on 30 December 2003 in Japan. This 2 CD reissue included the whole show, with the addition of previously unreleased 30-minute "Space Truckin'"
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burn" | 6:58 |
| 2. | "Might Just Take Your Life" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Lay Down, Stay Down" | 5:10 |
| 4. | "Mistreated" | 13:18 |
| 5. | "Smoke on the Water" | 8:46 |
| 6. | "You Fool No One" | 18:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Space Truckin'" | 31:16 |
The 2007 2CD Remaster
editThe remastered CD edition with the whole show was released by EMI on 3 September 2007 in Europe and some other markets. There is no word yet on an American release.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burn" | 7:46 |
| 2. | "Might Just Take Your Life" | 5:17 |
| 3. | "Lay Down, Stay Down" | 5:29 |
| 4. | "Mistreated" | 15:28 |
| 5. | "Smoke on the Water" | 9:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Fool No One" | 20:23 |
| 2. | "Space Truckin'" (Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice) | 31:03 |
Personnel
edit- Deep Purple
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
- David Coverdale – lead vocals
- Glenn Hughes – bass, vocals
- Jon Lord – keyboards
- Ian Paice – drums
- Additional personnel
- Martin Birch – Engineer
- Peter Mew – Original album remastering
Charts
edit| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] | 74 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 23 |
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 74 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 182 |
References
edit- ^ Bloom, Jerry (2015). The Road of Golden Dust (1st ed.). Wymer Publishing. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-908724-23-6.
- ^ Live in London at AllMusic
- ^ Play.com
- ^ Dave Everley (16 July 2019). "Rick Wakeman remembers keyboard compatriot Jon Lord".
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Deep Purple | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Deep Purple – Live in London" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Deep Purple – Live in London". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2021.