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Live at the Olympia '96

Holland June 1997 EMI Thames 7243 8 57982 2 1 [2CD]
Italy June 1997 EMI Thames Italy CD 2-084 8579822 [2CD]
Italy June 1997 EMI Thames Italy 2-264 857982 4 [2MC]
Japan July 1997 Teichiku TECW-35568/9 [2CD]



Performed live in France 1996 by:

  • Ian Gillan vocal and harmonica
  • Roger Glover bass
  • Jon Lord hammond organ and keyboards
  • Steve Morse guitar
  • Ian Paice drums

  • plus Vincent Chavagnac horns, Chistian Fourquet horns, Eric Mula horns

Recorded live on 17th June 1996 at the Olympia in Paris. Recorded by De Preference. Engineered by Alain Francais. Mixed by Peter Deneberg at Acme Studios in Mamaroneck NY. Digital editing by Rory Young and Peter Deneberg. Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York City. Premix work by Derek Schneider at Greg Rike Studios.

The CD case has a sticker stating "Official Bootleg". The accompanying fold-out contains fotos taken by fans. Read all about it in our special feature.

The first set of timings below are taken from the sleeve, while the square bracketed ones derive from what a CD player might claim.

TRACK LIST

  1. Fireball (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 4.48 [5.01]
  2. Maybe I'm a Leo (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.18 [5.54]
  3. Ted the mechanic (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) 4.21 [5.07]
  4. Pictures of home (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.58 [5.58]
  5. Black night (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.28 [7.33]
  6. Cascades: I'm not your lover (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) 10.08 [11.05]
  7. Sometimes I feel like screaming (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) 7.03 [7.24]
  8. Woman from Tokyo (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 5.34 [6.30]
  9. No one came (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.03 [5.53]
  10. The purpendicular waltz (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) 5.02 [5.11]
  11. Rosa's cantina (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) 5.53 [6.18]
  12. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 9.00 [9.25]
  13. When a blind man cries (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6.54 [7.18]
  14. Speed king (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 9.22 [11.45]
  15. Perfect strangers (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover) 6.11 [6.43]
  16. Hey Cisco (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice) 5.50 [7.28]
  17. Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 8.50 [8.09]