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DEEP PURPLE - CALIFORNIA JAM LIVE BROADCAST: LIMITED EDITION ON PURPLE VINYL.

The California Jam was a legendary rock music festival co-headlined by Eagles, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It was held at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California, on 6 April 1974. The concert attracted over 300,000 paying fans and set world records for the loudest amplification system ever installed, the highest paid attendance, and highest gross receipts. The performances were broadcast live on FM radio and broadcast nationwide on US television.

Deep Purple made the eager crowd wait nearly an hour until near dusk before they went on stage. At the climax of the show, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore trashed his guitar and equipment then attacked one of the ABC network's video cameras. The infamous mishap with a pyrotechnic effect then caused one of Blackmore's amplifiers to explode, which briefly set the stage on fire. The group had to hastily leave the concert by helicopter to avoid a confrontation with furious fire marshals and a potential arrest for the pyrotechnics!

Some of the much-loved tracks featured during their chaotic set were: Burn, Mistreated, Space Truckin' and the iconic Smoke on the Water.

This release is presented in a heavyweight clear PVC sleeve, and also comes bundled with a QR code giving the buyer a download of a companion eBook telling the story of the band and their work.

Track Listing

Side One

Burn

Might Just Take Your Life

Mistreated

Side Two

Smoke On the Water

Lazy

You Fool No One

Space Truckin’

BRAND NEW -   NOT SEALED

UK POSTAGE £3.95 UP TO FOUR RECORDS