Deep Purple - Scandinavian Nights

Title: Scandinavian Nights Artist: Deep Purple Release Date: 1988 Re-Released On: 4/10/2001 Label: Spitfire Records Duration: 116:25 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, live UPCs: 4988002549832, 5015773012728, 670211506624 Genre: Rock Styles: Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, British Invasion, Heavy Metal, Arena Rock, British Metal Moods: Confident, Earthy, Rollicking, Bravado, Confrontational, Gritty, Reckless, Aggressive, Dramatic, Passionate, Rambunctious, Raucous, Rousing, Sleazy, Theatrical, Brash, Rowdy Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Hard Road (Wring That Neck)
2. Speed King
3. Into the Fire
4. Paint It Black

1. Mandrake Root
2. Child in Time
3. Black Night

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD Spitfire Records 15066 2001 CD Spitfire Records 15066

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This early live set by Purple Mark II, complete on two discs, was recorded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1970, and it showcases the band at its most extended. The jams on "Wring That Neck" and "Mandrake Root" clock in at around half an hour apiece. An instrumental version of the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" leads into the requisite drum solo, and also included is the longest-ever recording of "Child in Time." Some of this (especially "Mandrake Root") can be trying to the patience of someone who wasn't there. But this was the era when hundreds of bands were stretching out every night, and Purple, with the skills and imaginations of Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore to call on, did it better than many, at its climaxes reaching a fiery intensity matched by few others. ~ Stephen Raiteri, All Music Guide

Name Credits Ian Paice Drums Jon Lord Organ, Keyboards Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Roger Glover Guitar (Bass) Simon Robinson Sleeve Notes