DEEP PURPLE’S “LONG BEACH 1976”
TO BE OUT ON APRIL 29TH, 2016 ON EARMUSIC
AS 2CD DIGI AND 3 VINYL GATEFOLD
‘Long Beach 1976’, is part of earMUSIC’s DEEP PURPLE / DPO reissue series that, over the last couple of years, has seen the release of rare live material from the band, including ‘Copenhagen 1972’, ‘Stockholm 1970’, ‘Paris 1975’, ‘Graz 1975’ and ‘Long Beach 1971’.
The 6th edition of the DPO series features one of the rare live recordings from Deep Purple MK IV line up (Bolin – Coverdale – Hughes – Lord – Paice).
‘Long Beach 1976’ is released as 2CD Digi and 3Vinyl Gatefold on April 29th on earMUSIC.
The show at the Long Beach Arena, California was originally recorded on February 27th for a radio broadcast in the US. The rare recording is completed with three additional live tracks taken from a different concert recording from the same tour (Springfield, January 1976)
DEEP PURPLE MK IV recorded only one album ‘Come Taste The Band’ which featured Tommy Bolin’s great songwriting talent on most songs. This was the album promoted through the tour. Although this twelfth DEEP PURPLE album never gained the same commercial success as their earlier releases “Come Taste The Band” has gained the status of cult album over the years and it is now a “must have” in all Deep Purple fan´s collection.
This relative live document is its perfect pair.
Tommy Bolin’s health issues and his sad struggle with drug dependency led DEEP PURPLE to split up in July of the same year. The members spread out to develop solo projects like Whitesnake or Paice Ashton Lord. Tragically, Tommy Bolin died only a couple months later of a heroin overdose.
‘Long Beach 1976’ is a real jewel in a fan’s collection, featuring a very quirky “Smoke On The Water” that morphs into a truly great rendition of “Georgia On My Mind”), tracks from ‘Come Taste A Band’ and a song by Bolin’s solo album “Teaser”.
Even in their most tragic and controversial moment, Deep Purple was a true gem we can still enjoy as one of those magic moments from the best era of rock music.
TRACKLIST
1. Intro // 2. Burn // 3. Lady Luck // 4. Getting Tighter // 5. Love Child // 6. Smoke On The Water/Georgia On My Mind // 7. Lazy // 8. Homeward Strut // 9. This Time Around // 10. Owed To G
11. Tommy Bolin Guitar Solo // 12. Stormbringer // 13. Highway Star //
Bonus Tracks
14. Smoke On The Water/Georgia On My Mind (Live in Springfield, 1976) // 15. Going Down (Live in Springfield, 1976) // 16. Highway Star (Live in Springfield, 1976)
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