Deep Purple: Scandinavian Nights

Recently I bought "Scandinavian Nights' video at last and I'm so very glad I did it, since I've been a Deep Purple fan for quite a long now. This show was recorded on March 1, 1972 in Copenhagen and is probably the only existing recorded full-MkII-concert. This is definitely a quintesence of a rock'n'roll spirit. All musicians are at their best. Gillan singing `Child in Time' so beautifuly and Paicey thundering around in `The Mule'. Ritchie also does some magic and gives a great Hendrix-like performance at the end of `Space Truckin'. The true dynamite to me is `Lucille', but I never could resist this song, especially the Purple version. The set: 1)Highway Star 2)Strange Kind of Woman 3)Child in Time 4)The Mule 5)Lazy 6)Space Truckin' 7)Fireball 8)Lucille 9)Black Night. The video is 100 minutes long and is really well recorded by Danmarks Radio. The picture is black and white but very clear. A definite must for all Deep Purple fans. Thanks to Simon Robinson and Connoisseur Collection for releasing `Scandinavian Nights'!

The quintessential line-up of the great Deep Purple appear here in their prime, with a blistering set bursting with energy, cheek, charm, and excellent musical moments. Everyone is at their peak here and the set list just makes you want to squeal - Highway Star, Space Truckin', Lucille - such good stuff.

This video reissue was bizarrely tinted purple rather than being in good IL' black and white, but that's a small price to pay when so much is there on tape for us to enjoy. Imagine the seminal LP 'Made in Japan' if you could watch it and here you are.

And worth watching for when Ian Gillan really did have a hell of a pair of lungs ...