Deep Purple - 1997-03-03 - Buenos Aires, ARG (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

In feb-1997, Deep Purple began its first proper south-american tour ever. First stop was an open air show in Santiago, Chile. It was a disaster, as the centerfield lightning tower collapsed (check youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ-do4e4Ryg). Three nights in Buenos Aires, Argentina followed. The band was a bit nervous, and the audience (a mix of young and older rockers who have been expecting to see them for over 25 years) was over excited. Anyway, by the time of the third concert everyone was relaxed and this tape shows great playing and good mood.

Several years later, a cdr with this soundboard gig started going the rounds through collectors. It sounded great, but it had some problems: no continuous playing, volume fluctuations, digital glitches... I worked hard to improve it in order to share it with you.

It was obviously sourced from a well-played cassette, seems like most of Gillan banter between tracks is missed, but as Ian says near the end of the show "I haven't spoke so much over the last three days", so probably there's not a big loss anyway.

Cover art lists "When A Blind Man Cries" as track one on CD2, but on this version is the last track on CD1.

Deep Purple MarkVII is: Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Steve Morse

DEEP PURPLE MkVII - BUENOS AIRES 03/03/1997

Excellent soundboard recording.

CD1 (76:36):
01 Hush
02 Fireball
03 Ted The Mechanic
04 Pictures Of Home
05 Black Night
06 Cascades - I'm Not Your Lover
07 Woman From Tokyo
08 Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
09 Rosa's Cantina
10 No One Came
11 Smoke On The Water ~ Jon Lord on keyboards
12 When A Blind Man Cries

CD2 (46:48):
01 Speed King
02 DP es un sentimiento
03 Perfect Strangers
04 Hey Cisco
05 Highway Star

BONUS Tracks
Johannesburg 23.03.1995

06 Black Night

07 Child In Time
08 The Highlander
09 When A Blind Man Cries
10 Woman From Tokyo

About remaster: digital glitches removed, tape problems corrected or removed, tracks rejoined or crossfaded for continuous playing. Volume issues corrected. Artwork included.