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It's just the beginning and suddenly the biggest shock in 2021! The live album of "DP with Randy California" that no one had imagined was suddenly discovered! It was decided to release it urgently on the permanent preservation press CD!

[DEEP PURPLE with Randy California realized only overnight]
Randy California ... A precocious guitarist who was once called "the child prodigy Jimi Hendrix tried to take to England" and became known by the famous band SPIRIT of North American psychedelic. Recently, many people may have seen the name in connection with the copyright proceedings of "Stairway to Heaven". Such Randy was also a "phantom DEEP PURPLE guitarist". Only one night in 1972, when he was in full swing, he replaced Ritchie Blackmore, who had fallen due to hepatitis, as a purple guitarist. I'm sure some of you may know the anecdote in many biographies, but no sound record has been known. It can't be helped once in the era of 1972 ... That was even common sense for many years.

However, the time has finally come to overturn that common sense. The audience recording of "April 6, 1972 Quebec Performance", the one and only show of DP with Randy, was unearthed! No way, no sound record remains ... Before approaching the content that is currently shaking collectors around the world, let's first look back on the miracle show from the schedule at that time.

"March 25," Machine Head "released"
・ March 17-31: North America # 1a (11 performances)
《Ritchie collapses due to hepatitis on March 31》
・ April 6: Quebec performance ← ★ This work ★
× April 8-23: North America (cancelled / postponed) ×
× May 11-16: Japan (postponed) ×
・ May 25-June 6: North America # 2 (9 performances)
・ June 27-July 1: Europe (3 performances)
・ July 6-19: North America # 3 (11 performances)
<< July "Purple Portrait" production started >>
・ August 15-17: First visit to Japan (3 performances)

This is the one that extracted from the release of "Machine Head" to the legendary first visit to Japan even in 1972. They started a national tour around the time of the album, but Ritchie went down due to hepatitis on March 31, about two weeks later. According to the current common sense, if Ritchie, who is also the main character, collapses, the tour will be canceled, but at that time it was still on sale. The flint performance on the day of the fall will be four songs without Ritchie, while the band will use a substitute to seek to continue the tour. First, he consulted with Al Kooper, but he refused, and then Randy California had a white arrow. In conclusion, although I had one Quebec performance with Randy, it didn't come nicely, and in the end, the show for about a month and a half was canceled (including the phantom first performance in Japan). .. We will wait for Ritchie to recover and resume the tour from the end of May. It's been a long time, but Randy stood on the purple stage like this only overnight. This work is a live album that lets you experience such a miracle scene.

* Note: By the way, there are various theories about the trend from Ritchie's fall (March 31st) to this work (April 6th). It's true that four performances were booked from April 1st to April 4th, but it's unclear if it was canceled or if it was held in a four-person group. I definitely want to listen to the guitarless DEEP PURPLE, but it seems likely to be canceled when I see that there is no record of Buddy Miles or NAZARETH, which was the coupling at that time.

[Miracle sound that conveys a miracle show]
Quiet talk break. Anyway, it's not an exaggeration to say that it's the No. 1 stage in purple history. It's a miracle just to hear it, but in fact, the sound quality is also a miracle level! Of course, you can't expect a feeling of close contact that makes a mistake on the sound board, but even though the details of the fine parts are vivid and airy, it is transparent and does not give a sense of distance. Since the recorder himself announced it, not only the dubbing marks but also the core extends straight to the hand like a laser beam. Although the localization and volume are a little lacking in stability, it is a wonderful recording that would definitely have been pressed even if it was a normal stage without Randy's rare value.

(79:22)
01. Intro
02. Gillan MC
03. Strange Kind Of Woman
04. Into The Fire
05. Child In Time
06. The Mule incl. Drum Solo
07. Lazy
08. When A Blind Man Cry
09. Space Truckin'
10. MC

Ian Gillan - Vocal
Randy California - Guitar
Roger Glover - Bass
Jon Lord - Keyboards
Ian Paice - Drums

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