In Concert '72

1. Introduction
2. Highway Star
3. Strange Kind Of Woman
4. Maybe I’m A Leo
5. Smoke On The Water
6. Never Before
7. Lazy
8. Space Truckin’
9. Lucille
10. Maybe I’m A Leo (Soundcheck Version)

Just weeks before Deep Purple released Machine Head — which would become their international breakthrough album — the group delivered an electrifying performance at the Paris Theatre in London. Broadcast live on the BBC, the show previewed nearly every song from that influential album, including the live debut of the band’s immortal “Smoke On The Water.”

The concert recording was remixed in 2012 and included as part of the 40th Anniversary Edition of Machine Head. On June 16th, this killer live recording will be issued as a standalone release for the first time. IN CONCERT ’72 will be available on CD and digitally.

IN CONCERT ’72 includes nine live performances along with a version of “Maybe I’m A Leo” that was recorded before the show during the band’s soundcheck. This version of the song has only appeared as the bonus track on the vinyl version of the anniversary album and is making its CD debut here.

Hailed by critics, loved by fans and a source of inspiration for countless musicians, Machine Head is a stone classic filled will FM radio staples like “Highway Star,” “Space Truckin’” and of course “Smoke On The Water.” During the show, Deep Purple performed those tracks along with several other cuts from the album, including “Maybe I’m A Leo” and “Lazy.” The show also features the only known live recording of “Never Before,” which was the first single released from Machine Head when it debuted in March 1972.

Recorded at the start of the band’s world tour, IN CONCERT ’72 captures the powerful musical chemistry created by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, singer Ian Gillan, keyboardist Jon Lord, bassist Roger Glover and drummer Ian Paice. Along with the album cuts, the show also included a cover of Little Richard’s “Lucille” and “Strange Kind Of Woman,” a non-album single that became a Top 10 hit in the U.K. for Deep Purple in 1971.

Deep Purple ranks among the most influential guitar bands in the history of rock and roll thanks largely to the instantly recognizable riff that opens “Smoke On The Water.” More than 40 years later, it’s still one of the first riffs aspiring guitarists everywhere learn how to play. Since the band’s 1968 debut, it has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.