Artist: DEEP PURPLE
Album: LIVE AT THE NEC 1993 (2CD)

Release date: 2007
Media type: CD

2007 issued extracted 2CD set from the group's 2006 box set. Here is the band captured on their 25th Anniversary tour (with the original MKII lineup for ardent fans) live in Birmingham, England. This performance is the same concert that was featured on the DVD presentation "Come Hell Or High Water".

Just a few nights later and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore would desert this monumental reunion tour, never to return to the band again. Thus, this concert is to be held all the more dear by longtime fans, as the band was tight and consistently hit their marks on this night. Drummer Ian Paice was heard to say "It works extremely well or it doesn't work at all". It really worked this night!

TRACKLIST:

CD 1
1. Highway Star
2. Black Night
3. Talk About Love
4. Twist In The Tale
5. Perfect Strangers
6. Beethoven's Ninth
7. Jon's Keyboard Solo
8. Knocking At Your Back Door
9. Anyone's Daughter

CD 2
10. Child In Time
11. Anya
12. Battle Rages On
13. Lazy/Drum Solo
14. Space Truckin'
15. Woman From Tokyo
16. Paint It Black

ENCORE:
17. Hush
18. Smoke On The Water

LINE-UP:

Ian Gillan-vocals
Ritchie Blackmore-guitar
Jon Lord-organ, keyboards
Ian Paice-drums
Roger Glover-bass guitar