Mark Morse
Purpendicular extra track. Don’t hold Your Breath. Japanese release only. An ideal candidate for adding to a Purpendicular anniversary issue. Not strictly unreleased. The Purpendicular tour book had a diary of the recording and “The Stallion” is specifically mentioned as complete with solos. The DPAS reported that it was scheduled for release as a b-side. Elsewhere Roger writes that “16 songs in the mixing process”. The album was 12 tracks plus Don’t Hold Your Breath and The Stallion means there must be two more unreleased tracks.
Johannesburg, 5FM Radio (unplugged session)
22nd March 1995
A live unplugged four-piece (no Gillan) was audio recorded for a South African radio programme and notable for a nascent version of the Aviator called the Highland.
Korea
1995. Part of the Around The World Live 4 DVD-Box set but not released on CD. Bootlegged as Mechanic Live.
DPOY of Woman From Tokyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyLGzRvgzXo&list=RDxyLGzRvgzXo&start_radio=1 which was included in the New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000. Child In Time was included in Around the World 1995 – 1999
Some more from the gig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th_gicu5E_0&list=RDTh_gicu5E_0&start_radio=1
Olympia
17th June 1996. A Bootleg of the soundcheck/rehearsal minus Gillan called Olympia '96 Rehearsals .
Two versions – one just the band, the other with brass- of Cascades, The Purpendicular Waltz, No one came and Highway Star.
Moscow
23rd June 1996. A complete show which was videoed by Russian TV and bootlegged on With Purple From Russia. Speed King was included in the New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000 and Around the World 1995 – 1999
Kiev
15th September 1996. Filmed by Ukrainian TV and bootlegged.
Die Harald Schmidt Show
18th September 1996. A German TV show, they performed “Smoke On The Water” and “Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic” but the show ended in the middle of the latter track.
Argentina, Buenos Aires
3rd March 1997. Bootlegged as “Obras 97” and on the very dubious Deep Purple Rock Box which has been available from Amazon and at the time of writing priced at an eye-watering £181!
Brazil, St Paulo
20th April 1997. Not quite the full gig. Gillan struggling at the start but picks up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0J-KAGaHnA&list=RDu0J-KAGaHnA&start_radio=1
Lebanon
8th July 1997. Proshot and two tracks have appeared on facebook. Don’t get too excited, the audio quality is poor.
New Orleans
12th or 13th December 1997. The Highway Star reported that one of the New Orleans gigs was a cybercast. I’ve never seen it bootlegged.
House of Blues, LA,
28th January 1998. Cybercast and bootlegged on The Purpendicularities. Bloodsucker was included in the New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000 and also Around the World 1995 – 1999 with Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming. The band are in great form. Worth tracking down.
Costa Rica
8th February 1998. Filmed and appears on YouTube comprising; Smoke On The Water. When A Blind Man Cries, Speed King; Highway Star and No One Came can also be found but not on the DPOY site. No one Came & When a Bling Man were included in the New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000 and Around the World 1995 – 1999. Dirk Kahler suggests this is San Paulo but see above – Gillans wearing long trousers in Smoke here but shorts in San Paulo. See above.
DPOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VraDJkMRKsU
Istanbul
2nd June 1998. Professionally filmed of what might be the whole gig as a contemporary new clips features very short clips of several tracks. Hush was included on Around the World 1995 – 1999
Naples
4th June 1998. Proshot. I’ve found Smoke and Bloodsucker on line. Good performances.
Hartford
7th August 1998. A full set seemingly recorded for local radio (Gillan references WCCC) and filmed. It’s worth hunting out as it and Gillan sound great.
UK TV Big Breakfast.
14th October 1998. Captured live on breakfast TV playing Black Night and Smoke On The Water. Plus some very funny interviews.
Moscow
11th November 1998. Pro shot and seemingly issued as a DVD with interviews. WFT, Watching The Sky, Smoke, Lazy, Speed King, Black Night & Highway Star. Gillan’s really struggling throughout.
Bucherest
26th November 1998. Professionally filmed for TV. Watching The Sky and Fingers To The Bone were included in Around the World 1995 – 1999. Almost Human, Smoke, Black Night can also be found on YouTube. Decent sound as well.
Bulgaria Sofia
28th Nov 1998. Lazy was included in the New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000 and on Around the World 1995 – 1999. Woman From Tokyo, Smoke On The Water, Lazy and Black Night listed as being from Argentina in 1999 on the DPOY site are actually from this gig.
Santiago, Chile
31st Mar 1999. Filmed for TV and bootlegged
Australian TV Hey Hey It’s Saturday
17th Apr 1999. Smoke Filmed in a TV studio during the Australian tour and was included in the New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
DPOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gtl3SEBPiY
Brisbane
23rd Apr 1999. Three tracks; Ted The Mechanic, Strange Kind of Woman and Bloodsucker are on the DPOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLE1ZvLtl7w&list=RDTLE1ZvLtl7w&start_radio=1
Triport, Korea
31st July 1999. An outdoor gig Filmed for TV and bootlegged on Deep Purple Made In Korea but it’s only 5 tracks. In addition, an amazing version of Smoke can be seen on YouTube where it’s raining harder than Knebworth.
Soeul
2nd April 2000. 5 tracks which Appears on the Made In Korea bootleg.
Japan TV
Mar 2000. The band were in Japan on a short tour and seemingly (it’s not accurately dated) appeared on Japanese TV for a short interview and what may or may not a live but shortened version of Smoke. IP drops a drumstick at one point but still manages to hit the snare!
ZDF TV “Gottschalks TV Welt” - GERMANY
3rd Feb 2000. A special TV show. The band played short but powerful versions with a great sound of; Black Night, Ted The Mechanic, Bloodsucker, Woman From Tokyo, Fireball, Perfect Strangers, Strange Kind Of Woman and Smoke On The Water. Didn’t appear on YouTube until 2024 and it’s definitely worth a look. Very punchy Black Night and SKOW.
Thessaloniki
12th April 2000. A very muffled sounding version of Pictures Of Home professionally filmed by Greek TV is on YouTube. Never seen anything else.
New York City, Museum of Television and Radio, US Radio “Rockline”
3rd May 2000. Morse, Gillan and Glover only playing Woman From Tokyo, Smoke On The Water, Worried Man (brief excerpt of a Lonnie Donegan song), Ted The Mechanic, Knocking At Your Back Door and You’re Gonna Ruin Me Baby. Bootlegged on The Biggest Bea so far vol 3 and definitely worth hunting down.
Montreux
22nd July 2000. Two tracks (Fools & Screaming) appeared on the Montreux 2006 release and 69, Perfect Strangers, When A Blind Man Cries, Lazy and Highway Star were tacked onto the matching DVD. Long Time Gone was played and is worth tracking down. The rest of the set has never been released. 69 & Fools were included in the New, Live & Rare - The Video Collection 1984-2000
Malaysian Grand Prix
18th March 2001. Professionally filmed with only OK sound. A 12 minute Speed King and Smoke.
DPOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-JhA9kWzA&list=RDC5-JhA9kWzA&start_radio=1
DPOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8afcrtTmXRY&list=RD8afcrtTmXRY&start_radio=1
Pavarotti
29th May 2001. Smoke played to some fans stood at the front, Powerful. A professionally filmed Pavarotti show. Smoke and Nessum Dorma appeared on a CD of the event called “Pavarotti & Friends For Afghanistan” on an Italian label. Anyone got a copy?
Perihelion - Florida
5th June 2001. Released as a DVD only. Never released as a CD. Not sure about Gillan’s trousers.
Minnesota, USA.
10th June 2001. Two tracks professionally filmed. WFT & Ted.
DPOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoYPeqqVkt8&list=RDBoYPeqqVkt8&start_radio=1
Gampel, Switzerland
18th August 2001. Proshot. Hush and Highway Star. Good stuff, well filmed and good sound.
St Petersberg
17th March 2002. A Soundboard bootleg purporting to come from this gig exists but the sounds not great.
Ukraine
27th March 2002. Seemingly professionally filmed but with very limited camera work. Good sounding gig.
NEC
14th September 2002. Part of the Around The World Live 4 DVD-Box set but not released on CD
Pavarotti
27th May 2003. Smoke played to some fans on one side standing and having a great time and a bunch of folk on the other side in monkey suits not so much. A professionally filmed Pavarotti show.
Berlin
20th August 2003. The TV show was bootlegged on Bananas and Other Fruits. Would be a great accompaniment to a re-released Bananas CD as they play Silver Tongue, Contact Lost, Haunted, Bananas, Well Dressed Guitar, House of Pain and I’ve Got Your Number. All with good sound.
Brazilian TV
19th September 2003. Filmed in a TV studio, and interviewed between tracks by a very portly host, live versions of Haunted and I’ve Got Your Number – which was brave!
Basel Avo session
14th November 2003. Filmed for TV and bootlegged on Baselnanas. The TV show is only an hour and misses a chunk of the set. As per Berlin would be a great addition to a Bananas re-issue. The set has lost Haunted but gained Doing It Tonight.
Canadian TV
27th Feb 2004 – Filmen in a TV studio for The Mike Bullard Show they played Silver Tongue and Highway Star of which only Highway Star can be found on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bib4pCimBHQ&list=RDBib4pCimBHQ&start_radio=1
Australian TV
19th April 2004. Live renditions in a TV studio of Silver Tongue (which is great) and Highway Star.
DPOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz93poYqblg
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1312274195459784
Beijing
31st May 2004. Filmed by China TV. It’s available to buy as a DVD but it might be a bootleg as the sound is poor.
Montreux
4th July 2004. Full set has appeared on YouTube but no-where else.
Ian Gillan – Highway Star, A Journey in Rock
Featured 4 gigs all soundboard recordings from 2004 on the Bananas tour; 21st October Moscow, 22nd October St. Petersberg, 14th November Cardiff & 17th November Plymouth. The audio for these is great and the band is on top form.
Live 8 Barrie, Park Place, Ontario, CANADA
2nd July 2005 -Short set comprising; Highway Star , Smoke On The Water and Hush. Hush and Smoke are on the Live 8 YouTube channel but not Highway Star though it’s easy to track down
Rockford
2nd July 2005. Live gig the same day as Live 8.
Provenance unknown could be a radio broadcast but a potent if short set with Leslie West guesting on Smoke.
Festival les Vieilles Charrues
22nd July 2005. Filmed for TV. 40 minutes or so are on the net. Wish it was more as they are in good form. Great Keys solo from Don.
Dusseldorf
3rd September 2005. SKOW, Demon’s Eye (good performance), Rapture and Guitar have appeared on the ear music website and good sound. Rapture & Guitar could easily have been added to the Rapture remix issue. Shame.
Hard Rock Café, London
10th October 2005. A sort of launch party for Rapture release. 5 tracks were added to the Tour Edition release which leaves Fireball, I Got Your Number, Strange Kind Of Woman, Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Lazy, Hush and Black Night unreleased. Something of a mystery why Kiss Tomorrow wasn’t added to the Rapture remix release – it should have been.
DPOY Fireball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLjZRkEfQGQ&list=RDpLjZRkEfQGQ&start_radio=1
German TV
23rd November 2005. Rapture filmed in Cologne TV studio with Michael Bradford on guitar. Gillan not in great voice.
German TV
26th November 2005. This time in Berlin again with Bradford. They played Smoke but may have been mimimg.
Montreux
July 15th 2006. The official release everywhere except Japan omitted 5 tracks; Well Dressed Guitar, Perfect, Hush, Black Night and a loose jam called Too Much Fun dedicated to and played with Funky Claude. An internet search sometimes generates Montreux 2007 including Smoke of the DPOY ! Don’t be fooled it’s actually 2006.
French TV
6th Nov 2006. They played Smoke & Rapture on France4 “Taratata N° 202” and aired on 5 Jan 2007. The Purple segment is either side of a Motorhead section.
Bethlehem
9th August 2007. Full set, professionally filmed but with ok but not great sound. It might be the Rapture tour but only Things I Never Said and Rapture feature.
Zurich
18th December 2007. A private show for a, presumably, very rich banker which was filmed and appeared as a limited issue DVD. Whether or not this is a bootleg, despite seemingly being released with the approval of Thames Talent, I’m not sure.
Bologna
16th December 2009. Recorded for radio and bootlegged as Silent Night. It’s a shame the DJ has got verbal diarrhoea because the band are lively. Some clever soul has linked the soundboard sound to an audience video.
Los Angeles.
24th June 2011. Full set professionally filmed with an orchestra. Not the best sound
Sun Flower Jams.
8Th July 2011. Purple with Bill Bailey on cowbells played Smoke on the Water and it was a track on the combined 2012 & 2011 DVD release. Purple played an 8 song set which also featured Joe Bonamasa on Maybe I’m A Leo.
Finland + Oslo
7th December and 13th December 2011 respectively. Soundboard recordings that were bootlegged as Nordic Duology. They combine to make the 4th & 5th professionally recorded sets with an orchestra in 2011. Because of the requirement to align with the orchestra the performances don’t vary much if at all.
French TV
14th Nov 2012. Smoke On The Water played as a Jazz track on France 2 “13H” (13 heures). Good fun, a bonus track release.
Cologne
24th Apr 2013. All The Time In The World, ARD TV “Morgenmagazin” and Hell To Pay, Pro7 TV “TV Total”, Nr. 1889 ‘
Previously there was a link to Hell To Pay but it has disappeared
Rabat
30th May 2013. Festival in Morocco professionally filmed. The first two tracks are missing plus half of Hard Lovin’ Man. All The Time In The World and Live debuts of Vincent Price and Bodyline. Decent if not great sound.
Now what Live Tapes. The Tour edition had a live CD set culled 2013 gigs in Milan 21st, Rome 22nd July (this was a subsequent full release in 2019), Aalborg 8th August & Gaevle 10th August and those dates were also used for B-Sides to Jonny’s Band & All I Got is You single and I assume the whole sets were recorded. Black Night was a Classic Rock exclusive from Milan.
American TV
23rd July 2015. Smoke On The Water played in the street outside in Rockefeller Plaza, for the NBC TV “The Today Show”
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
9th June, 2016. Rather lacklustre versions of Smoke & Hush.
BBC in Concert
16th November 2017. Full if shortish set filmed by the BBC. Six months or so after the release of Infinite they play Time For Bedlam, All I Got Is You, The Surprising and Birds Of Prey. Good sound, ok performance.
(I’m) A Roadrunner. Not strictly unreleased. An exclusive non album track from Turning To Crime, it was available both as MP3 and WAV download to all partners in crime members on the Deep Purple News mailing list, set up by Ear Music.
If you haven’t heard it follow the link to the end https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyyH6aUqQk0
Cologne TV
26th Nov 2021. A “live” version of 7 And 7 Is for German TV ARD “MOMA” (Morgenmagazin) which they managed with Steve Morse not there but playing. Not sure how!
=1 Box set vinyl
Much to my annoyance live tracks from two 2022 gigs – 29th May Sofia & 17th October Milan – were only issued on vinyl in the jaw droppingly expensive box set. My email to ear music imploring a separate CD release went unanswered. They might yet appear on the next album tour edition. I assume the whole gigs were recorded so the unused tracks are probably in the can.
Buenos Aires
28th April 2023. Full set professionally filmed. No Need To Shout is the only new track.
Not Soundboard. The following have been advertised on line as soundboard. They’re not
30th March 2000, Nagoya, “Furious Fingers”
19th May 2017, Munich, “First Night in Germany”
DPOY= Deep Purple Official YouTube. I wish it was better indexed and curated.
Invaluable resources over and above the Highway Star sections
Dirk Kahler’s web site === Deep Purple Tour Page === | concert dates - tour diary
My vintage and treasured copies of Darker Then Blue and through the DPAS , Michael Richards Live tape analysis’s plus Wait For The Ricochet by Simon Robinson and the (original) Illustrated Biography by Chris Charlesworth.
Jerry Bloom’s book of the 1993 tour.
