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<b>A Band Downunder</b>
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Australia 1999 TMM/Thames Talent [1VHS]<br>
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<b>People</b>: Ian Gillan (vcl), Roger Glover (bss), Jon Lord (kbr), Steve Morse (gtr), Ian Paice (drm), and others.
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This is a rockumentary telling the story of Deep Purple's 1999 tour in Australia. The entire thing is also available as bonus material on the DVD release of <a href="video10.html">Total Abandon</a>.
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<u>CONTENTS</u>
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<li><b>The evolution of the band</b> <br>
    Including interviews with Ian Paice and Ian Gillan
<li><b>DP Live - Bulgaria 1998, South America 1997</b> 
<li><b>Seventh heaven</b> <br>
    Live track recorded during the House of Blues tour 1998.
<li><b>DP commercial Australian TV</b> <br>
    Followed by &quot;Into The Fire&quot; recorded live during the House of Blues tour 1998.
<li><b>MTV Australian Special</b> <br>
    Followed by a live version of &quot;When a blind man cries&quot; recorded during the House of Blues tour 1998.
<li><b>Ian Gillan's walkabout</b> / <b>Interview at Fraser Island</b> <br>
    Includes rehearsal for the &quot;Hey Hey It's Saturday&quot; TV show and a live version of &qut;Strange Kind Of Woman&quot; recorded in Australia 1999.
<li><b>John Laws interview</b> <br>
    Apropos the 70s: &quot;We weren't drunk. We just drank a lot.&quot;
<li><b>Ted the mechanic</b> <br>
    Recorded live in Adelaide during April 1999. Not complete.
<li><b>Roger Glover interview</b> <br>
    Interviewed by Andrew Jarman for Channel 7.
<li><b>&quot;Hey Hey It's Saturday&quot; rehearsals</b> <br>
    Including bits of &quot;Smoke On The Water&quot;.
<li><b>Triple MMM Radio interview</b> <br>
    Interviews with Roger Glover and Steve Morse.
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