DEEP PURPLE : PARIS 1975

 

Disc One (67:09)

  1. Burn
  2. Stormbringer
  3. The Gypsy
  4. Lady Double Dealer
  5. Mistreated
  6. Smoke On The Water
  7. You Fool No One

Disc Two (61:29)

  1. Space Truckin'
  2. Going Down
  3. Highway Star
  4. 1975 Interview With David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes & Ian Paice

Label : Ear Music

Venue : Palais des Sports, Paris, France

Recording Date : April 7, 1975

Release Date : 2014

Review (Rate Your Music) : Recorded at the Palais des Sports in Paris, on April 7, 1975, the power-packed Deep Purple set proved to be the final performance from the Mk III line-up. When the ten-minute foot-to-the-floor cruise of "Highway Star" hit the brakes, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore went his moody way, while the remainder of the group forged on with Tommy Bolin joining the ranks. Nearing the final minute of the road-huggin' "Highway Star", vocalist David Coverdale tells the sold-out Paris audience that the group hopes to see their fans again in some shape or form. That the collective members will... in several different versions and groups. Hittin' the stage with the heated "Burn" pushed out for nearly ten-minutes of scorching intro action, Purple chased the title track from their 1974 LP with the thundering "Stormbringer". The riveting performance is one hell of a D.P. send-off. Dominated by songs from Burn, Stormbringer and Machine Head, the concert proves once again that the mighty Deep Purple was more than the sum of it's parts. With no weak links, the combination of Coverdale, Blackmore, bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice, hit on all cylinders throughout the dynamic gig. Lengthy jammin' surfaces from start-to-close, as Purple roll-out extended versions of the bluesy "Mistreated", the riff-infested "Smoke on the Water", "You Fool No One" and the solar system shakin' "Space Truckin'". The back-to-back pairing of "You Fool No One" and "Space Truckin'" consumes over forty-minutes. "The Gypsy" and "Lady Double Dealer" are also presented, as well as a loose cover of the Don Nix penned "Going Down".