Deep Purple / Springfield 1976 / 2CD / Darker Than Blue 325/326
Live at Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA, USA 26th January 1976 STEREO SBD
Disc 1 (68:43)
1. Intro
2. Burn
3. Lady Luck
4. Love Child
5. Gettin’ Tighter
6. Smoke on the Water
7. Georgia On My Mind
8. Keyboard Solo
9. Lazy
10. Drum Solo
11. Homeward Strut
Disc 2 (52:51)
1. Tuning
2. This Time Around
3. Owed to “G”
4. Guitar Solo
5. Drifter
6. Stormbringer
7. Going Down
8. Highway Star
STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING
David Coverdale – Vocal
Tommy Bolin – Guitar
Glenn Hughes – Bass & Vocal
Jon Lord – Keyboards
Ian Paice – Drums
https://www.giginjapan.com/deep-purple-76springfield/The shocking soundboard album from the Tommy Bolin era will be released for the first time in the world! A newly excavated master that will shock collectors around the world will be urgently released as a permanent preservation press 2CD!!
“January 26, 1976 Springfield performance” is engraved on this work. It is the stereo sound board recording. I’m sure there are collectors out there who have already come to grips with it. Yes, it is “That Springfield”, which was famous as a bonus track of the official classic “LIVE AT LONG BEACH 1976”. Everyone is convinced of its existence, and the release of the full version has been rumored many times, but it has not come true, “That Springfield”. Until now, the complete version of the sound board, which had only three songs, “Smoke On The Water”, “Going Down”, and “Highway Star”, is finally, finally, finally! “The day has come for you to experience it!!!”
“I apologize for suddenly running off the meter.” Let me cool down and introduce you from the beginning. Speaking of the two major staples of the Bolin era, “THIS TIME AROUND” and “LIVE AT LONG BEACH 1976”, which are familiar even in official works. This work will be the “third full sound board” that follows. First of all, the position of the show. Let’s explore from the full view of the activities of the Bolin era.
● 1975
《“COME TASTE THE BAND” will be released on October 10》
・ November 8: Honolulu performance
・ November 13-December 1: Oceania (10 performances)
・ December 4th + 5th: Indonesia (2 performances)
・ December 8-15: Japan (4 performances) ← * Official THIS TIME AROUND
・ December 19: Hong Kong performance
●1976
・January 14-March 4: North America (34 performances) ← Coco
・ March 11-15: UK (5 performances)
《July 24: DEEP PURPLE dissolution announcement》
This is DEEP PURPLE in the Bolin era. The Springfield performance of this work was the act of “North America” which is the main leg. The official “LIVE AT LONG BEACH 1976” and Joe Maloney’s press masterpiece “RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 1976 (Darker Than Blue 291/292)” are also familiar here, so let’s focus on the schedule further.
● “North American” leg details
・January 14-22 (6 performances)
* January 23 “RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 1976”
・ January 24: Boston performance
*January 26th: Springfield performance ← ★This work★
・January 27-February 24 (20 performances)
* February 27 “LIVE AT LONG BEACH 1976 (Official)”
・February 28-March 4 (4 performances)
… and it looks like this. Well, this work is a complete version sound board of such a Springfield performance. The full show that has been delusional from the official 3 songs has finally been exposed to the sun, but the sound is a little different. The official had a strong sound with a fairly dynamic sound pressure, but if I were to express this work in one word, it would be “unrecorded”. Although it is unprocessed and the mix is different from the official one, it is natural and directly connected to the mix table. Although the detailed line age has not been revealed, no dubbing marks are felt, and it is full of “original feeling” than the official.
Now then, the sound of “Springfield’s Full Show” pouring into your brain…it’s just overwhelming. A set different from “LIVE AT LONG BEACH 1976” is also a point, so let’s organize it here.
●Come taste the band (5 songs +α)
・Lady Luck／Love Child／Gettin’ Tighter／This Time Around／Owed To “G”／Drifter（★）
● Others (6 songs + α)
・ Phase II: Lazy / Smoke On The Water (incl. Georgia On My Mind) (*) / Highway Star (*)
・ Phase III: Burn / Stormbringer
・Others: Homeward Strut/Going Down (*)
* Note: “*” marks are songs that were bonuses for the official edition. The “★” marks are songs that cannot be heard in the official “LIVE AT LONG BEACH 1976”.
“I think the biggest point is “Drifter”.” I could listen to “THIS TIME AROUND”, but as you know, Bolin is in a bad mood in Japan. In this work, you can listen to the real version of “Drifter” on the sound board. Of course, the whole show exploded with enthusiastic performances that are incomparable to Japan. Especially the highlight is “Gettin’ Tighter”. Although it is a passionate performance number that always extends to about 12 minutes, this day is a tremendous performance of over 16 minutes. Of course, the more you pull out the length, the more rich the contents. It tells you how you were knocking on this day.
“Springfield’s complete soundboard” that I’ve dreamed of. I’m sure there are some people who have had the experience of “the content was Long Beach” when they thought that a suspicious overseas edition was released. A complete version that had given up with only rumors and legends, saying, “After all, only the official three songs exist…”. It was really, really real. A press 2CD that permanently preserves the new excavation of the impact. Please take a look and experience it!
★ Stereo sound board recording of “January 26, 1976 Springfield performance”. This is the complete version of the soundboard, which was the world’s first public master discovered on its own route, and three songs were famous as bonus tracks of the official “LIVE AT LONG BEACH 1976”. The perfect sound board that I dreamed of, such as “Drifter” that I didn’t play in Long Beach and “Gettin’ Tighter” that was over 16 minutes, has finally become a reality!
★Sound board complete recording board appeared for the first time ever! ! ! (So far, only 3 official songs) The biggest impact in the last 10 years! ! !
Sam 13 Jan - 10:59