DEEP PURPLE
SPRINGFIELD 1976 VOL.1 (2LP)
Vinyl Double Album

Item no. :PARA648LP Barcode :0803341593107 Artist :DEEP PURPLE Product type :Vinyl Double Album Label :PARACHUTE Release Date :05 December 2025

Mark IV Deep Purple performance from the 'Come Taste The Band' tour!

Following Ritchie Blackmore's departure from Deep Purple in August 1975, the group considered disbanding but decided to continue and find another guitarist. Clem Clempson, Zal Cleminson, Mick Ronson and Rory Gallagher were considered, but the final choice was American Tommy Bolin. Bolin's best-known recordings had been made as a session musician on Billy Cobham's 1973 jazz fusion album 'Spectrum', and as lead guitarist on two post-Joe Walsh James Gang albums.

The resulting album from Deep Purple Mark IV, 'Come Taste The Band', was released in October 1975, one month before Bolin's 'Teaser'. Despite mixed reviews, the record revitalised the band once again, bringing a new, extreme funk edge to their hard rock sound. The 'Come Taste The Band' tour began in Europe in the spring of 1975, and towards the end of the year, moved to Japan and Australasia.

In early 1976, Deep Purple travelled to the US, where they performed more than 30 concerts. One of the finest of these was also their first American show of the jaunt, performed in Springfield, Massachusetts on January 26th '76, at the city's Springfield City Centre. Now available on this new two-instalment set for the first time on vinyl, this release will prove a delight for Deep Purple fans the world across.

SIDE A:
1. Intro / Burn 9:03
2. Lady Luck 3:27
3. Love Child 5:16
Total side length – 17:46

SIDE B:
4. Gettin’ Tighter 17:33
Total side length – 17:33

SIDE C:
5. Smoke On The Water 6:07
6. Georgia On My Mind 3:32
7. Keyboard Solo 5:13
Total side length – 14:52

SIDE D:
8. Lazy 6:28
9. Drum Solo 5:18
10. Homeward Strut 6:41
Total side length – 18:27