Artist: DEEP PURPLE
Album: DAYS MAY COME AND DAYS MAY GO SPECIAL EDIT. (2CD)

Release date: 2008
Media type: CD

In March 1976 Deep Purple played their last concert in Liverpool, and passed into rock’n roll legend.

There remains a fascination with the original band’s work which remains to this day and nowhere do people’s opinions polarise more widely than with the final Mk 4 line-up. They managed three months on the road before it all fell apart. Speculation as to whether Mk 4 could have ever scaled the heights of their illustrious predecessors is still rife amongst the fans.

Both David Coverdale and Jon Lord are on record as defending the attempts to carry on with Tommy Bolin, citing the incredible atmosphere during the “Come Taste The Band” album rehearsals. The problem was that none of this material had survived. At least that was thought to be the case.....
When Bolin joined, they spent weeks rehearsing, some of which was taped but lay forgotten for twenty years.

It is from these recordings that Days May Come... has been lovingly assembled. There are early versions of songs for the "Come Taste The Band album, exhilarating blasts of the band jamming together, rehearsing or enjoying David Coverdale’s painfully accurate working men’s club rendition of Sonny & Cher. All in all a rare treat for fans, which proves that the final line-up of Deep Purple really did have what it takes.

This special edition includes an extra half hour of material previously unavailable only via mailorder and has been extended to a double disc set.

TRACKLIST CD 1:

1 OWED TO "G" instrumental 3.30
2 IF YOU LOVE ME WOMAN (jam) 10.08
3 THE ORANGE JUICE SONG 3.35
4 I GOT NOTHING FOR YOU (jam) 13.00
5 STATESBORO' BLUES 5.53
6 DANCE TO THE ROCK & ROLL (jam) 11.02
7 DRIFTER rehearsal sequence 3.00
8 DRIFTER version 1 4.41
9 THE LAST OF THE LONG JAMS (jam) 9.01
10 I GOT YOU BABE 1.05

TRACKLIST CD 2:

1 DRIFTER 3.40
2 SAIL AWAY RIFF 2.50
3 YOU KEEP ON MOVING 8.18
4 PIRATE BLUES 6.45
5 SAY YOU LOVE ME 7.25

total running time approx 95.50 minutes