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Mk III - The Final Concerts

UK/Europe August 1996 Connoisseur Collection DPVSOP-230 [2CD]
Japan 199- Teichiku TECX-35234-5 [2CD]

Archive Alive!

US 1996 Archive Records ACH 80003 [2CD]


Mk III Final Concerts
(European Edition)


Mk III Final Concerts
(Japanese Edition)


Archive Alive!
(US Edition)

Performed live in Europe 1975 by:

  • Ritchie Blackmore guitar
  • David Coverdale vocals
  • Glenn Hughes bass, vocals
  • Jon Lord keyboards
  • Ian Paice drums

Recorded live on 4th April 1975 (tracks 1, 2, 8, 10 & 11) in Graz, Austria, and on 7th April 1975 (tracks 3-7 & 9) in Paris. Original master tapes mixed by Tom Leader at The Diary during 1996.

Album compiled and coordinated by Mike Howell and Simon Robinson.

The material on this album comes from the same gigs that formed the basis for the classic Mk III live album Made in Europe 1976. However, the choice of tracks is completely different.

TRACK LIST

  1. Burn (Blackmore/Lord/Coverdale/Paice) 7.33
  2. Stormbringer (Blackmore/Coverdale) 4.38
  3. Gypsy (Blackmore/Lord/Hughes/Coverdale/Paice) 5.40
  4. Lady double dealer (Blackmore/Coverdale) 3.53
  5. Mistreated (Blackmore/Coverdale) 12.38
  6. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 10.17
  7. You fool no one (Blackmore/Lord/Coverdale/Paice) 13.24
  8. Space Truckin' (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 19.54
  9. Medley 15.13
    • Going down (Nix)
    • Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  10. Mistreated (Blackmore/Coverdale) 14.13
    Alternate version.
  11. You fool no one (Blackmore/Lord/Coverdale/Paice) 12.43
    Alternate version.