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A number of archive CDs exist with live versions of the track. You can buy the CD at the Deep Purple online store. The first ever live performance of the track is released now as In Concert 1970/72. (For more information on the history of Deep Purple 1968-76 see our Deep Purple family tree). You can purchase the CD at the Deep Purple online store. You can read details of the album here, as well as the recommended remastered compact disc edition with a superb remastered version of the track by bassist Roger Glover. Smoke On The Water was included on the band's Machine Head album. The tracks has been included in just about every show they've played since 1984, and we estimate the group have performed it live over 3,000 times. It was claimed not long afterwards that Smoke On The Water was the second best known song in America after their national anthem. Their reunion tour helped them become the biggest grossing live act in America in 1985. Even David Coverdale has included it in his Whitesnake shows on a few occasions.ĭeep Purple reformed in 1984 and Smoke On The Water was one of the old tracks they had to perform. Blackmore followed soon after with Rainbow. Ian Gillan was first with his group The Ian Gillan Band. In 1975 guitarist Ritchie Blackmore left, but the riff was taken over by Tommy Bolin.ĭeep Purple split in 1976 but Smoke On The Water was now a firm favourite with audiences, and when the musicians formed their own groups they all played the song live. Smoke On The Water stayed in their live set even after Ian Gillan left the group in 1973 and was sung by David Coverdale. It was also issued in Japan and most other countries (see the Japanese sleeves here) but incredibly the single was not issued in Britain until after the group had split. Radio stations in America picked up on this and it was a huge American hit in early 1973. Then they had the idea to issue an edited single of Smoke On The Water. A massive album hit in Europe, their American label Warners didn't want to release this at first. Smoke On The Water was then recorded for a live album, Made In Japan, in August 1972.
Smoke On The Water was too long for a single and the group were sure another album track, Never Before, would be a hit. It was first played live for a small audience at the BBC on March 6th 1972, when the group recorded a special show for the radio to promote the new album. Ian Gillan who wrote the lyrics about their experiences over the Smoke On The water backing track.ĭeep Purple performed several tracks from the album live, some before they were recorded, but Smoke On The Water was the last track to be added to their concert set in mid-1972.
The first one he suggested that they jam with.Finally Deep Purple hired the nearby empty Grand Hotel and recorded the rest of the album in a cordoned off area of the corridors with mattresses to deaden the noise.
Sessions with a few ideas in his head, and the famous Smoke riff was The group set up the Rolling Stones Mobile and began recording in another hall, and the first backing track they laid down was the Smoke On The Water riff, before police closed down the session after neighbours complained about the volume. As the smoke drifted across the lake nearby, the sight inspired Roger Glover to jot down the song title Smoke On The Water. The group escaped with everyone else, and watched the hall burn down. The band's roadies saved Deep Purple's gear, parked outside the hall where they were going to start recording their new album the next day.
Smoke On The Water was written and recorded during sessions for Deep Purple's seminal rock album Machine Head in Montreux, Switzerland in December 1971.ĭeep Purple were watching a Frank Zappa matinee concert in the Montreux Casino concert hall when a flare gun was discharged into the ceiling and started a fire which quickly engulfed and destroyed the venue. More people search this site looking for information on Smoke On The Water than any other single aspect of Deep Purple's history this special page on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society website will cover all aspects of this amazingly popular rock anthem.
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