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??/??/68 Playboy Club, New York

Features Mki line-up performing And the Address & Hush. Part of TV Appearances 1968-1975 Compilation DVD

TV B+ 9/120
18/10/68 Inglewood Forum, LA, CA

(Inglewood) Earliest known DP (and the only known Mki) ROIO. Surprisingly good quality.

 AUD B+

51
04/10/69 Casino, Montreux, Switzerland Sonic Zoom release (Kneel & Pray) SB A+ 90
11/07/70  Reiterstadion Aachen, Germany (Made in Germany)   SB    B+ 70
07/04/71 Wesser Ems Halle, Oldenburg, Germany (Oldenburg ’71)   AUD A-   68
24/04/71 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark (Danish Yodel Beware) AUD B+  113
20/02/72 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK

(Walverhampton 2.20.72) Clear, low-gen sound. Interesting to hear early, rough versions of Machine Head tracks.

 AUD B+ 92
01/03/72 KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark (Black Night in Denmark)  FM A+  98 
16/12/72 Sportatorium, Miami (Early Star) AUD B  82 
17/01/73 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany (Mary Lose Gear in Fire) AUD B+ 97
16/03/73 Palais Des Sports, Lyons, France (Mary Long) AM B+ 47
15/04/73 Long Beach Arena, Los Angeles, CA (Long Beach 4.15.73) SB? A- 71
25/06/73 Budokan, Tokyo, Japan (Destroyed the Arena)  AUD B+ 89
29/06/73 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan (Final Truckin’) (Last Mii Gig) AUD B+ 79
09/12/73 KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1st Mkiii gig UPGRADE -  from clearer, lower gen tape. Can send audio samples. AUD B-  67
11/12/73 Scandinavium, Gothenberg, Sweden (white Nights) One of Mk3's best gigs AUD
17/03/74 Nassau Cloiseum, Long Island, NY (Long Island) AUD B 87
09/04/74 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA Sonic Zoom release (Perks & Tit) AUD A 49
09/04/74 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA

(Burning Passion) 4 tracks (30mins) taken from FM broadcast - Kilburn 22/05/74 used as filler. Last US tour date - band in really good form.

 FM B+ 68
09/05/74 Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, UK  (Leeds Polytechnic Project) Part of TV Appearances 1968-1975 Compilation DVD PRO B+ 41/120
18/09/74 Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany (Highball Shooter) AUD   B+ 115
21/03/75 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden (Gypsy in Sweden) AUD  B  98
25/01/75 Sunbury Festival, Melbourne, Australia (Gypsy in Melbourne) Good sound free from distortion or hiss. Mic close to the RHS of stage - hence Blackmore & Hughes much louer than rest of band. AUD B

87
07/04/75 Palais Des Sport, Paris, France (Blackmore’s Last Stand) (Last Mkiii gig) AUD B+ 110
13/11/75 Western Springs Stadium, Auckland,New Zealand (Baptism of Fire)  (Bolin at his best!) AUD B+ 99
20/11/75 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia (Tommy’s Dream) AUD B 85
25/11/75 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia (Taste it Down Under)  AUD B+ 109
26/11/75 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia Bolin in good form. Mic closer to Bolin's amp so guitar is particularly clear AUD B+ 116
04/12/75 National Exhibition Auditorium, Jakarta, Indonesia (Jakarta '75) AUD B 58
08/12/75 Shikokaido Hall, Nagoya, Japan (No Go in Nagoya)    AUD B- 103
15/12/75 Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan (Rises Over Japan) Part of TV Appearances 1968-1975 Compilation (C) DVD. A better, lower gen version (B+) of this gig is also on a DVD which includes Bolin with the James Gang in an early DK TV appearance. PRO B+ 31/120
18/01/76 Spectrum Arena, Philadelphia, PA (Bolin's Boogie) AUD B 103
23/01/76 Radio City, New York, NY (Come Taste…) AUD B 102
08/02/76 Jai Alli Sportorium, Miami, FL (In Deep Grief)  AUD B+ 103
27/02/76 Long Beach Arena, LA, CA   (On The Wings of a Russian Foxbat)             (King Biscuit Radio Broadcast) FM A+ 121
28/02/76 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA (San Bernardino 2.28.76) One of few decent audience recordings from the Mkiv line-up. AUD B+ 72
13/03/76 Empire Pool, Wembley, London (Crisis? What Crisis?) AUD B 104
15/03/76 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, UK (Last Mkiv gig)  AUD C 100
15/03/76 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, UK (...and the crowd cried out for (Black) more) good sound - MUCH better than the above recording which is only good for 'completists'. Clear Instruments & no hiss. Voices a bit distorted due to over-amplification - hence only graded B  AUD B 96
27/11/84 Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia (First Mkii reunion gig) AUD A 110 
30/11/84 Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia (Highway Stars) from The Bootleg Series AUD B+ 109
132/12/84 Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia Good sound and vision considering the age. Shot from backstage! George Harrison joins the band for Lucille and a jam. DVD AUD B+ 120
14/12/84 Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia

Sound and vision 'ok'. Shot taken from RHS backstage! Good record of the band in optimum form.  DVD

 AUD B- 120
24/01/85 Summit, Houston, Texas (Failure is not an Option) Remastered AUD B+ 106
11/03/85 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan   AUD B+  111
09/05/85 Osaka Jo Hall, Osaka, Japan Good sound. Shot from balcony - no close-ups and 'muddy' vision. DVD AUD B/B+ 105
16/06/85 Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden (Third Night) from The Bootleg Series  AUD B+ 133
22/06/85 Knebworth Park, Knebworth, UK (In The Absence of Pink) SB  B+  105
09/07/85  Palais Omnisports, Paris, France DVD TV A- 103
14/08/85 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Colombia, MD AUD B+ 80
28/01/87 Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary (Hungary Days) from The Bootleg Series AUD A  135
04/02/87 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany  From the 3 LP boot (The Colour Purple)   AUD A 108
03/03/87 Wembley Arena, London, UK (Antiques Roadshow) AUD B+ 111
04/03/87 Wembley Arena, London, UK AUD A  132
23/05/87 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, LA, CA

(Locked in a paper Cage) Some of this material was included in the official Nobody's Perfect live album.

 SB A+ 111
26/08/87 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria

Good quality, filmed relatively close to the stage. Occasionally audience heads and hands obstruct view. Good gig - band in great shape. DVD

 AUD A- 100
27/09/88 Valby Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Last video of Mk V? Good quality overall DVD AUD B+ 90
29/09/88 Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany (No More Gillan) Mk v's last gig. Gillan's last show before being replaced with J. L. Turner SB? A- 79
04/02/91 Palac Kultury a Sportu, Ostrava,      Czech Republic       J. L. Turner's first DP gig DVD PRO A- 101
04/02/91 Palac Kultury a Sportu, Ostrava,      Czech Republic        (Stand by Me) J. L. Turner's first DP gig AUD A 120
23/02/91 Karl Diem Halle, Wurtzburg, Germany            (Last Night as German Masters)            (w/ J. L. Turner)  AUD  B+ 140
28/09/91 Tel Aviv, Israel J. L. Turner's last gig. (Stereo sound - DJ's voice often heard introducing songs) FM B+ 97
24/09/93 Palaghiaccio, Rome, Italy

(First Magic Night) Gillan's first night with the reformed classic Mkii (vii?) line-up. Great audience atmo!!

 AUD B 98
13/11/93 Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden (In Your Trousers) from The Bootleg Series AUD A 132
15/11/93 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway  Shot from balcony - good quality. DVD AUD A 121
17/11/93 Isshallen, Helsinki, Finland Blackmore’s last gig.  Pretty clear vision and audio however some angles obstructed by lights scaffolding. DVD AUD B+ 124
17/11/93 Isshallen, Helsinki, Finland (Finish in Finland) (Blackmore’s last gig) AUD B+ 128
02/12/93 Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Japan

(Mkviii's / Satriani’s 1st gig) Great show... Purple fresh again after years of stagnation! Audience recording - rather rough & distant - pity!

 AUD B 126
03/12/93 Jo Hall, Osaka, Japan (The Battle)(brilliant rendition of Child in Time) AUD A+ 135
05/12/93 Bunka, Yokohama, Japan (Flying in a Purple Dream) AUD B+ 137
06/12/93 Budokan, Tokyo, Japan AUD A- 141
07/12/93 Budokan, Tokyo, Japan VGood, crisp sound, though cam very shaky. DVD AUD B 135
08/12/93 Yo-Yogi, Olympic Pool, Tokyo, Japan AUD B 124
03/06/94 Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany AUD B 125
03/06/94 Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany Shot from L balcony - good overall view of the stage but no close-ups. Sound good but volume is low. Source tape somewhat generated. DVD AUD B- 125
04/06/94 Festplazen, Esbjerg, Denmark Video taken of the monitor board so can get quite hazy at times. Good close-ups.  VG audio. DVD AUD B 96
04/06/94 Festplazen, Esbjerg, Denmark (Emptiness, Eagles & Snow) AUD  A 150
08/06/94 Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Sound clear but vol low & distant AUD B 118
10/06/94 Bellevueparken, Karlshamm, Sweden incomplete - only the first 66 mins of show. Different source to the audio cd below. VG sound (B+) but vision blurred,  shaky and b&w (C). DVD also includes 25/02/96 Leicester & 22/07/05 Brittany DVD AUD C+ 66
10/06/94 Bellevueparken, Karlshamm, Sweden

(incomplete – used as filler for the 4/6/94 cd) MOUNTAIN'S Leslie West joins the band to play SOTW.

 AUD B+  46
11/06/94 Heden, Gothenburg, Sweden Good, clear low-gen but shot from the audience's midst at ground level - heads bop into view. Audience voices sometimes override IG's esp one irritating Swede who displays his vocal talents during Child in Time. DVD AUD B+ 121
16/06/94 Saarlandhalle, Saarbruckem, Germany

Great low-gen quality. Taken from a spot close to the stage - very steady video, camera probably fixed to tripod. DVD

 AUD A+ 121
18/06/94 Flanders Expo, Gent, Belgium Very good sound (A-). Video taken from a distance so close-ups are not very clear and a bit dark. Can be a bit shaky at times. DVD AUD B/+ 120
19/06/94 Schwabenhalle, Augsburg, Germany AUD B

123
21/06/94 Speedway Arena, Longio, Italy Good sound, shot from distance so close-ups tend to be murky. DVD AUD B+ 118
22/06/94 Palasport, Genoa, Italy Good sound. Shot from a distance so vision is blurred DVD AUD B 120
22/06/94 Palasport, Genoa, Italy (Welcome Joe) AUD B+ 122
24/06/94 Brabanthallen, Den Bosch, Holland

A bit of hiss but otherwise good.

 AUD B 118
25/06/94 Wegberg Festival, Wildenrath, Germany Pretty poor quality video - DVD AUD C+ 85
26/06/94 Open Air, St Gallen, Switzerland  Fireball Over Switzerland (complete gig) REMASTERED FM A-  115
01/07/94 Palau Dels Esports, Madrid, Spain (Fireball Over Madrid) (& ’69 BBC Sessions) AUD  A+  130
02/07/94 Plaza de Toros, Gijon, Spain Satch's work clearly heard AUD B+ 118
05/07/94 Sportplatz, Kafenberg, Austria AUD B 124
06/07/94 Oberfrankhalle, Bayreuth, Germany  (Last Night on Tour) Last Mkviii Gig - Satriani's Last AUD B+ 129
23/11/94 Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico  (Mexico '94) Mk ix / Steve Morse's first DP gig AUD B 114
25/11/94 Monterey, California, US Loud Audience Noise AUD B- 124
04/03/95 Sunrise Theatre, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Shot from LHS balcony. V good sound and vision with good close-ups. Can can get a bit shaky at times. DVD AUD B+ 120
04/03/95 Sunrise Theatre, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Purple Sunrise) from The Bootleg Series AUD A  128
19/03/95 Olympic Park Stadium, Seoul, Korea (Live in Seoul) AUD  A+ 138
16/02/96 Rivermead, Reading, UK (Feel Like Screaming)  AUD A 136
19/02/96 St David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK Shot from balcony, good close-ups. DVD AUD